Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Gobiidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Subfamily Benthophilinae | |
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Scientific name Benthophilus leptorhynchus Similar Baer pugolovka, Benthophilus ctenolepidus, Caspian stellate tadpole‑goby, Benthophilus grimmi, Benthophilus casachicus | ||
The short-snout pugolovka (Benthophilus leptorhynchus) is a deepwater species of goby widespread in the central part of the Caspian Sea at the depth of 40 to 150 metres (130 to 490 ft), with salinity 10–13.5‰. It is found along the western coast of the Caspian Sea from the mouth of the Sulak River to Baku at south. This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.
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