Benthophilus leptocephalus
Benthophilus leptocephalus is a deepwater species of goby widespread along the central Caspian Sea from the mouth of the Samur River to Türkmenbaşy and Hasan-Kuli.[1] This species can reach a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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References
- 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 leptocephalus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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