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Caspian Stellate Tadpole Goby

Benthophilus leobergius Berg 1949

Diagnostic Description

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This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: 2 tubercles between the eyes; projecting upper jaw distinct; tubercles in dorsal row 27-30, ventral row 27-30, upper lateral row 15-24 but the lower one usually absent; granules few or sparse on head and back in front of first dorsal; a few larger ones between upper lateral and dorsal rows of tubercles; chin barbel slightly compressed, half of eye diameter in length; D1 III-IV; sides with dark blotches and irregular dots (Ref. 59043).
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Life Cycle

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Females lay eggs in two, sometimes more, portions. Females die shortly after last release of eggs, males 3-4 weeks later. (Ref.59043).
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Biology

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This species is rarely found in marine waters for it prefers salinity below 9 ppt. Occurs in still or slowly flowing water over muddy bottom at depths of around 0.5-10 m in summer and moves to deeper waters in winter. It lives for a about a year; spawns in April-October. Females lay eggs in two portions, sometimes more and die shortly after last release of eggs while the males die 3-4 weeks later. The males probably guard a clutch of eggs until hatching. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly molluscs (Ref.59043).
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Caspian stellate tadpole-goby

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The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius),[2] also known as the starry goby,[3] is a species of gobiid fish endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. It is widespread along all coasts of the Caspian Sea with exception of the central-eastern, and in the lowest part of the Volga River. In the southern part of the basin, it is mentioned near the Ogurja Ada, in the Gorgansky Bay, and in the Sefīd-Rūd River.[4] This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2]

The fish was named by Boris Ilyin after the ichthyologist and geographer Leo S. Berg, and properly taxonomically described by Berg himself the same year, then as a subspecies of Benthophilus stellatus (i.e. B. stellatus leobergius). [5] The specific name is a latinisation of Berg's name.[6]

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Benthophilus leobergius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: T135680A4178654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135680A4178654.en.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Benthophilus leobergius" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ PIRI HOSSEIN, ENAYAT G. TAYEBE (2013) STUDY ON SOME BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STARRY GOBY (BENTHOPHILUS STELLATUS LEOBERGIUS BERG 1949) IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CASPIAN SEA (GUILAN PROVINCE) JOURNAL OF SCIENCE (KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY) 13, 713-716.
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ B. stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) - звездчатая пуголовка Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Позвоночные животные России www.sevin.ru
  6. ^ 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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Caspian stellate tadpole-goby: Brief Summary

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The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius), also known as the starry goby, is a species of gobiid fish endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. It is widespread along all coasts of the Caspian Sea with exception of the central-eastern, and in the lowest part of the Volga River. In the southern part of the basin, it is mentioned near the Ogurja Ada, in the Gorgansky Bay, and in the Sefīd-Rūd River. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.

The fish was named by Boris Ilyin after the ichthyologist and geographer Leo S. Berg, and properly taxonomically described by Berg himself the same year, then as a subspecies of Benthophilus stellatus (i.e. B. stellatus leobergius). The specific name is a latinisation of Berg's name.

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