Neogobius kessleri ';
General information
 
Neogobius kessleri (Gunther, 1861)
 
 
Common nameBighead goby, Gavmahi-e-sargondeh
Valid name Ponticola kessleri (Gunther, 1861)
Synonyms
Gobius kessleri (Gunther, 1861)
Gobius platycephalus Kessler, 1857
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Gobiidae.
Geographical distribution
Iran; Kazakhstan; Turkey; Germany; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Austria; Hungary; Moldova; Serbia; Slovakia
Occurrence Native: Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Serbia
Introduced: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Mahmoud-abad shores of the Southern Caspian Sea, Iran
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
10
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
2n=46 (a-t)
Fundamental arm number
46
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Esmaily AH, Kalbassi MR (2007). Karyological Study on Bighead Goby ( Neogobius kessleri) from Southern Part of the Caspian Sea. Iranian Journaal of Fisheries Sciences, 7 (2): 15-26.