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Don tadpole-goby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Benthophilus
Species:	B. durrelli
Binomial name
Benthophilus durrelli Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004
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. 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. This fish can reach a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. Life span is about one year.

Etymology

This species was named after the English author and naturalist Gerald Durrell (1925–1995).

References

1. ^ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus durrelli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135516A4136298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135516A4136298.en.
2. 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. Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthophilus durrelli". FishBase. April 2013 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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