First record of the burrowing goby, Trypauchen vagina (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae), from the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf

Authors

MOHAMMAD SADEGH ALAVI YEGANEH
ABDOLLAH DEYRESTANI
EDWARD O. MURDY

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1404-12

Abstract

The burrowing goby, Trypauchen vagina, is recorded for the first time from the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf. Only one other record is known for this species from the Persian Gulf; that record is from Kuwait. The subject record is a new addition to the ichthyofauna of Iran resulting from four T. Vagina specimens being collected from north of Qeshm Island in the Khoran Strait (26°56?N, 55°54?E) in the Persian Gulf.

Keywords

Trypauchen vagina, Persian Gulf, burrowing goby

First Page

717

Last Page

720

Recommended Citation

YEGANEH, MOHAMMAD SADEGH ALAVI; DEYRESTANI, ABDOLLAH; and MURDY, EDWARD O. (2015) "First record of the burrowing goby, Trypauchen vagina (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae), from the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 4, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1404-12
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss4/26