Spiny pugolovka
| Spiny pugolovka | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus spinosus Kessler, 1877 | |
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| The range of the spiny pugolovka | |
Spiny pugolovka (Benthophilus spinosus) is a fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread along the southern and eastern coasts of the Caspian Sea. On the east it is common between the island Kulaly and Mangyshlak Peninsula in south.[1] This species lives in brackish waters at depths down to about 43 metres (141 ft) and strictly avoids fresh waters. It can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) TL.[2]
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 spinosus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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