| Tadpole goby | |
|---|---|
| Benthophilus nudus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Gobioidei |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Benthophilinae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Benthophilus macrocephalus Pallas, 1788 |
|
Pugolovkas, or tadpole gobies, (Benthophilus) is a genus of Ponto-Caspian gobiids. Distributed in the fresh and brackish waters of basins of the Black and Caspian Sea. The word pugolovka (Ukrainian: Пуголовка) means tadpole in Ukrainian. Consists of 20 species:[1]