Ponticolaalasanicus sp. n. (Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from the Alazani River Basin, Georgia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The South Caucasus Region and Georgia, in particular, is a biodiversity hotspot and characterised by high diversity of landscapes and ecosystems, as well as high levels of endemism. At the same time, diversity of freshwater organisms in the region remains poorly studied, including fishes. The freshwater fish fauna of the South Caucasus Region consists of 119 fish species, of which 13 species belong to the order Gobiiformes. It should be noted that gobies are amongst the poorly studied taxa in Georgia and probably unknown/undescribed species still living in the Georgian freshwater ecosystems which requires further research.

New information

Ponticolaalasanicus, a new species is described from the Alazani River, western Caspian Sea Basin, Georgia. It is distin

SUBMITTER: Epitashvili G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10245135 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature