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Stellate tadpole-goby
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Benthophilus
Species:
B. stellatus
Binomial name
Benthophilus stellatus
(Sauvage, 1874)
The range of the stellate tadpole-goby
Synonyms
  • Doliichthys stellatus Sauvage, 1874
  • Benthophilus macrocephalus maeoticus Kuznetsov, 1888
  • Benthophilus monstrosus Kuznetsov, 1888

The stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus stellatus) is a species of gobiid fish native to the basin of the Sea of Azov where it occurs in the Gulf of Taganrog and limans of the eastern coast.[2] It also lives in the lower Don River up to the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. It occurs in fresh and brackish waters of depths greater than 3 metres (9.8 ft), preferring shallow coastal lagoons and lowland rivers. Males can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL while females only reach 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.[3]

The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius) has been considered a subspecies of this species.

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