Don tadpole-goby
| Don tadpole-goby | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Benthophilinae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. durrelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus durrelli Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004 | |
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| The range of the Don tadpole-goby | |
The Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli) is a species of goby widespread in the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the lower Don River and Tsimlyansk Reservoir.[2] This species is found in rivers, reservoirs and river mouths, but is not known to enter seas. It is introduced and invasive upstream the Volga River, e.g. the Kuibyshev Reservoir.[1] This fish can reach a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. Life span is about one year.[3]
Etymology
This species was named after the English naturalist Gerald Durrell.
References
- 1 2 Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Benthophilus durrelli. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 August 2013.
- ↑ 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 durrelli" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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