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Benthophilus leptocephalus

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Benthophilus leptocephalus
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B. leptocephalus
Binomial name
Benthophilus leptocephalus
Kessler, 1877
The range of the species

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.[1]
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthophilus leptocephalus". FishBase. April 2013 version.