| Don tadpole-goby | |
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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 | |
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| 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.[2] 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.[1] This fish can reach a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. Life span is about one year.[3]
Etymology
This species was named after the English author and naturalist Gerald Durrell (1925-1995).[4]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Benthophilus durrelli" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ 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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