| Stellate 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. stellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) | |
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| The range of the stellate tadpole-goby | |
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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. 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.
The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius) has been considered a subspecies of this species.
See also
- Benthophilus magistri, the Azov tadpole goby
References
- Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus stellatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: T135510A4135416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135510A4135416.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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthophilus stellatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
- Пуголовка звездчатая (Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) Рыбы вод Украины. fish.kiev.ua
- B. stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) - звездчатая пуголовка Позвоночные животные России www.sevin.ru
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| Benthophilus stellatus |
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