hircaniaensis, Ponticola Zarei [F.], Esmaeili [H. R.], Kovačić [M.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Abbasi [K.] 2022:408, Figs. 1, 5-7a-d [Zootaxa 5154 (no. 4); ref. 39354] Kaboudval stream, Golestan Province, Iran, 36°53'11.0"N, 54°53'37.8"E. Holotype: ZM-CBSU S101-6. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU. •Valid as Ponticola hircaniaensis Zarei, Esmaeili, Kovačić, Schliewen & Abbasi 2022 -- (Zarei et al. 2022:179 [ref. 39576], Çiçek et al. 2024:312 [ref. 40789], Freyhof et al. 2025:670 [ref. 42718]). Current status: Valid as Ponticola hircaniaensis Zarei, Esmaeili, Kovačić, Schliewen & Abbasi 2022. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Middle East: Kaboudval stream, Golestan Province (Iran). IUCN: Critically endangered. Habitat: freshwater.