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Ponticola ratan (Caspian ratan goby; Ratan goby)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The ratan goby (Ponticola ratan) is a species of goby native to brackish and marine waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. In the Caspian Sea it is presented by subspecies Ponticola ratan goebeli. It occurs in inshore waters, inhabiting areas with stone or gravel substrates. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Karadagskiy Zapovednik Nature Zapovednik 13876 Ukraine  
Zaliv Chengene skele 472 Bulgaria  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthocephaloides propinquus[1]
Cryptocotyle concava[1]
Cryptocotyle lingua[1]
Dichelyne minutus[1]
Telosentis exiguus[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0