Caspian Bighead Goby
Ponticola gorlap
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 32.6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A stout bottom dwelling goby of brackish lagoons, estuaries and large rivers, it settles on stony or well vegetated ground around the Caspian region. The male guards the adhesive eggs laid on stones and shells until they hatch.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Ponticola
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 475062.
FAQ
- Is the Caspian Bighead Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Caspian Bighead Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Caspian Bighead Goby get?
- The Caspian Bighead Goby grows to about 32.6 cm.