rizensis, Neogobius Kovačić [M.] & Engin [S.] 2008:74, Figs. 2-3 [Cybium v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 29624] Rize, the Iyidere stream, northeastern Turkey. Holotype: FFR 1014. Paratypes: FFR 1015 (1), 1016 (2); PRM VP1456 (1). Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:438 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Ponticola rizensis (Kovačić & Engi 2008) -- (Neilson & Stepien 2009:97 [ref. 30497], Freyhof 2011:286 [ref. 31742], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Çiçek et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36267], Çiçek et al. 2020:256 [ref. 37644], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38603], Çiçek et al. 2023:433 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:314 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Ponticola rizensis (Kovačić & Engin 2008). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Black Sea tributary, Rize Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.