Azov tadpole goby

Azov tadpole goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Gobiidae
Genus:Benthophilus
Species: B. magistri
Binomial name
Benthophilus magistri
Iljin, 1927
The range of the Azov tadpole goby
Synonyms
  • Benthophilus macrocephalus magistri Iljin, 1927

The Azov tadpole goby (Benthophilus magistri) is a species of goby native to the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the near-estuary zone of the Kuban River, to west until Ukrainian part of the Taganrog Bay and the Strait of Kerch, in the Mius estuary, Yeya estuary, and Akhtanizovskii Liman.[2][3] This species is only found on silty estuarine bottoms. It can reach a length of 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus magistri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135526A4138728. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Manilo LG (2011) Пуголовка азовская, Benthophilus magistri (Gobiidae, Perciformes) — редкий вид ихтиофауны Украины Збірник праць Зоологічного музею, 42, 92-97.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Benthophilus magistri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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