Spiny pugolovka

Species of fish

Spiny pugolovka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Benthophilus
Species:
B. spinosus
Binomial name
Benthophilus spinosus
Kessler, 1877
The range of the spiny pugolovka

The spiny pugolovka (Benthophilus spinosus) is a fish of family Gobiidae. 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

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  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 spinosus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Benthophilus spinosus
  • Wikidata: Q513722
  • Wikispecies: Benthophilus spinosus
  • CoL: LHZ2
  • EUNIS: 16334
  • FishBase: 47933
  • GBIF: 2378878
  • iNaturalist: 614358
  • IRMNG: 11227953
  • ITIS: 637035
  • IUCN: 156758702
  • Open Tree of Life: 3636885
  • WoRMS: 273423


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