| General information |
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Neogobius kessleri (Gunther, 1861) |
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| Common name | Bighead 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; native: Kazakhstan; native: Turkey; introduced: Germany; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; introduced: Austria; introduced: Hungary; native: Moldova; native: Serbia; introduced: Slovakia |
| Importance |
Food |
| 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 |
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. |
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