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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Proterorhinus: Greek, proteros = former + Greek, rhinos = nose (Ref. 45335); victori: Name 'victorini' after Victor Pavlovich Vasil'ev, a leading specialist in the field of evolutionary karyology of fishes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
Distribution
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Asia: Georgia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133014)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D2 <16½ branched rays, anal fin is 13½; total number of scales in mid-lateral series, including caudal fin scales, <50; pelvic fins do not reach anal opening; in individuals SL ? 40 mm, distance from anterior tip of snout to origin of second dorsal fin exceeds 50% SL and to origin of anal fin exceeds 56% SL; head length (c) 31-35% SL; eye large, typically more than 20% c, always markedly larger than interorbital distance, typically less than 20% c (Ref. 133014).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vasil'eva, E.D., 2024. Species diversity, diagnostic characters, and distribution of the Tubenose gobies of genus Proterorhinus (Gobiidae). I. A new species of the Tubenose goby from the water bodies of the eastern coast of the Black Sea. J. Ichthyol. 64(6):881-890. (Ref. 133014)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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