The Baer pugolovka (Benthophilus baeri) is a species of goby widespread in the southern and central Caspian Sea, to Lenkoran in south.[1] Also near the Chechen Island, Tyuleniy Islands, and in Bakhtemirovskaya Borozdina in north. This species occurs at depths of from 15 to 81 metres (49 to 266 ft). Males can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL while females only reach 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
Baer pugolovka | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Benthophilus |
Species: | B. baeri
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Binomial name | |
Benthophilus baeri Kessler, 1877
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The range of the Baer pugolovka |
References
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- ^ 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]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthophilus baeri". FishBase. April 2013 version.