Don tadpole-goby

Don tadpole-goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Gobiidae
Genus:Benthophilus
Species: B. durrelli
Binomial name
Benthophilus durrelli
Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004
The range of the Don tadpole-goby

The Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli) is a species of goby widespread in the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the lower Don River and Tsimlyansk Reservoir.[2] This species is found in rivers, reservoirs and river mouths, but is not known to enter seas. It is introduced and invasive upstream the Volga River, e.g. the Kuibyshev Reservoir.[1] This fish can reach a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. Life span is about one year.[3]

Etymology

This species was named after the English author and naturalist Gerald Durrell (1925-1995).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus durrelli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135516A4136298. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Benthophilus durrelli" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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