The stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus stellatus) is a species of gobiid fish native to the basin of the Sea of Azov where it occurs in the Gulf of Taganrog and limans of the eastern coast.[2] It also lives in the lower Don River up to the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. It occurs in fresh and brackish waters of depths greater than 3 metres (9.8 ft), preferring shallow coastal lagoons and lowland rivers. Males can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL while females only reach 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.[3]
| Stellate tadpole-goby | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. stellatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874)
| |
| |
| The range of the stellate tadpole-goby | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius) has been considered a subspecies of this species.
See also edit
- Benthophilus magistri, the Azov tadpole goby
References edit
- ^ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus stellatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: T135510A4135416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135510A4135416.en.
- ^ Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobies of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31-96.[1]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Benthophilus stellatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links edit
- Пуголовка звездчатая (Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) Рыбы вод Украины. fish.kiev.ua
- B. stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) - звездчатая пуголовка Позвоночные животные России www.sevin.ru
.jpg){kind=small} | This Gobiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |