The stellate tadpole-goby (''Benthophilus stellatus'') is a
species of
gobiid fish native to the basin of the
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...
where it occurs in the
Gulf of Taganrog and
limans of the eastern coast. It also lives in the lower
Don River up to the
Tsimlyansk Reservoir. It occurs in fresh and brackish waters of depths greater than , preferring shallow coastal lagoons and lowland rivers. Males can reach a length of
TL while females only reach TL.
The
Caspian stellate tadpole-goby
The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (''Benthophilus leobergius''), also known as the starry goby,PIRI HOSSEIN, ENAYAT G. TAYEBE (2013 STUDY ON SOME BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STARRY GOBY (''BENTHOPHILUS STELLATUS LEOBERGIUS'' BERG 1949) IN THE S ...
(''Benthophilus leobergius'') has been considered a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of this species.
See also
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Benthophilus magistri
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 ...
'', the Azov tadpole goby
References
External links
Пуголовка звездчатая (''Benthophilus stellatus'' (Sauvage, 1874)Рыбы вод Украины. fish.kiev.ua
Позвоночные животные России www.sevin.ru
Benthophilus
Freshwater fish of Europe
Fish of Europe
Fish of Russia
Taxa named by Henri Émile Sauvage
Fish described in 1874
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