| Azov tadpole goby | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. magistri |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus magistri Iljin, 1927 | |
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| The range of the Azov tadpole goby | |
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The Azov tadpole goby (Benthophilus magistri) is a species of goby native to the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the near-estuary zone of the Kuban River, to west until Ukrainian part of the Taganrog Bay and the Strait of Kerch, in the Mius estuary, Yeya estuary, and Akhtanizovskii Liman. This species is only found on silty estuarine bottoms. It can reach a length of 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.
References
- Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus magistri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135526A4138728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135526A4138728.en.
- Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobies of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31–96.
- Manilo LG (2011) Пуголовка азовская, Benthophilus magistri (Gobiidae, Perciformes) — редкий вид ихтиофауны Украины Збірник праць Зоологічного музею, 42, 92–97.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthophilus magistri". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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