Benthophiloides turcomanus is a tiny species of gobiid fish native to the Caspian Sea. It is only known from two specimens collected from the waters of Turkmenistan at a depth of 27 metres (89 ft). The specimens, no longer than 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL, have since been lost.[1][2]
Benthophiloides turcomanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Benthophiloides |
Species: | B. turcomanus
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Binomial name | |
Benthophiloides turcomanus (Iljin, 1941)
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References
edit- ^ Brian W. Coad Freshwater Fishes of Iran (accessed 18 Feb 2015)
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Benthophiloides turcomanus". FishBase. April 2013 version.