236. Benthophilus macrocephalus (Pallas, 1787)

Common name. Caspian tadpole goby, bighead tadpole goby

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius macrocephalus Pallas, 1787: 352, pl. 10 (figs. 4-6) [Mare Caspicum [Caspian Sea]; No types known].

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Pallas (1787: 352, figs. 4–6).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 452-Caspian Marine, 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gavmahi-e sar bozorg.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.