Don tadpole-goby

Don tadpole-goby
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Benthophilinae
Genus:	Benthophilus
Species:	B. durrelli
Binomial name
Benthophilus durrelli Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004

Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli) is a fish species in the family Gobiidae. Widespread in the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the lower Don River and Tsimlyansk Reservoir^[1].

The scientific name is dedicated to famous naturalist Gerald Durrell.

References

1. ^ 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.[1]

Links

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Benthophilus durrelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• Benthophilus durrelli at FishBase

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