| Benthophilus leptocephalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Benthophilinae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. leptocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus leptocephalus Kessler, 1877 |
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Benthophilus leptocephalus is a deepwater fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread along the central Caspian Sea from the mouth of the Samur River to Türkmenbaşy and Hasan-Kuli.[1] Inhabits the shallow waters with the salinity 12.4-13.0‰.