Benthophilus leptocephalus

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Benthophilus leptocephalus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Benthophilus
Species:
B. leptocephalus
Binomial name
Benthophilus leptocephalus
Kessler, 1877
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The range of the species

Benthophilus leptocephalus is a deepwater species of goby widespread along the central Caspian Sea from the mouth of the Samur River to Türkmenbaşy and .[1] This species can reach a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.[2]

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]
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Benthophilus leptocephalus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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