Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Gobiidae Scientific name Benthophilus pinchuki | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Subfamily Benthophilinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Abdurahmanov's pugolovka, Benthophilus grimmi, Benthophilus ctenolepidus, Baer pugolovka, Caspian stellate tadpole‑goby | ||
Benthophilus pinchuki, Pinchuk's pugolovka, is a species of gobiid fish found along the eastern and western coasts of the Caspian Sea, but absent on the middle part. This species has been recorded along the western coast from the Absheron to Iran, and along the eastern coast near the Cape Bely Bugor (Akdepe, Akpatlawuk), Turkmenistan.
It was described initially as a subspecies of Benthophilus ctenolepidus, but later considered an independent species.
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