Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877
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13. Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877 View in CoL , Long-nosed Tadpole Goby
Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877: 56 View in CoL , fig. 12a; type locality: Azerbaijan: off Baku, depth 149.4 m; lectotype: ZISP [= ZIN] 10895 (damaged), paralectotypes: (2) whereabouts unknown.
Etymology: Greek, leptos = slender + Greek, rhynchos = beak, refers to the relatively long snout.
Distribution and habitat: Known only from the western coast of the Middle Caspian Sea and the very north of the South Caspian Sea, from off Sulak River mouth south to Baku ( Fig. 11A View FIGURE 11 ). Not confirmed by specimens for Iran. Deepwater, reported at depths of 40–150 m at salinity 10–13.5 ‰ ( Boldyrev & Bogutskaya 2007).
IUCN: LC ( Bogutskaya 2020g).
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Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877
Zarei, Fatah, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Abbasi, Keyvan, Kovačić, Marcelo, Schliewen, Ulrich K. & Stepien, Carol A. 2022 |
Benthophilus leptorhynchus
Kessler, K. T. 1877: 56 |