iranicus, Ponticola Vasil'eva [E. D.], Mousavi-Sabet [H.] & Vasil'ev [V. P.] 2015:191, Figs. 2-4 [Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria v. 45 (no. 2); ref. 33862] Upper Sefid-Rud River basin, Tutkabon Stream, Iran, 36°50.756'N, 49°35.021'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-23677. Paratypes: ZMMU. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Ponticola iranicus Vasil'eva, Mousavi-Sabet & Vasil'ev 2015 -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:899 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36089], Eagderi et al. 2020:29 [ref. 37931], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:243 [ref. 37983], Parenti 2021:75 [ref. 38603], Zarei et al. 2021:[6] [ref. 38262], Zarei et al. 2022:423 [ref. 39354], Zarei et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39602], Zarei et al. 2022:180 [ref. 39576], Çiçek et al. 2024:312 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Ponticola iranicus Vasil'eva, Mousavi-Sabet & Vasil'ev 2015. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Middle East: southern Caspian Sea basin (Iran) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.