Caspian stellate tadpole-goby

Caspian stellate tadpole-goby
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Benthophilinae
Genus: Benthophilus
Species: B. leobergius
Binomial name
Benthophilus leobergius
Berg, 1949
Synonyms
  • Benthophilus stellatus leobergius Berg, 1949
  • Benthophilus leobergi Berg, 1949
  • Benthophilus aculeatus Baer, 1984

Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius) is a fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread in the Caspian Sea and the basin of the Volga River.[1] It is widespread along all coasts with exception of central-eastern. Mentioned near the Ogurja Ada, in the Gorgansky Bay, and in the Sefīd-Rūd River.

References

  1. ^ Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobie of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31-96.[1]

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