Caspian tadpole goby
| Caspian tadpole goby | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Benthophilinae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. macrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus macrocephalus (Pallas, 1787) | |
 | |
| The range of the Caspian tadpole goby | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The Caspian tadpole goby (Benthophilus macrocephalus) is a species of goby which is widespread in the basin of the Caspian Sea, specifically in the near-estuary zone of the rivers and in small bays. It is a common species in the Volga River delta near Astrakhan, occurred in the deltas of rivers Terek, Ural, Samur.[2] During the warmer months, this species prefers to live at depths of from .5 to 10 metres (1.6 to 32.8 ft), moving in the colder months to depths of 20 to 25 metres (66 to 82 ft). It can reach a length of 11.6 centimetres (4.6 in) TL.[3]
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Benthophilus macrocephalus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 August 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Benthophilus macrocephalus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.