Azov tadpole goby (Benthophilus magistri)

Scientific name: Benthophilus magistri Iljin, 1927

The Azov tadpole goby (Benthophilus magistri) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae.

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: head tubercles and granules of almost equal size; tubercle on dorsal midline of head behind eye absent; numerous, densely set granules, covering whole body except abdominal are; tubercles in dorsal row 28-30, ventral row 23-25, upper and lower lateral rows more than 20, size small, especially in caudal area, while for the dorsal row, increasing from head to base of dorsal; branched rays in D2 9-11.5, A 8-10.5; body without dark blotches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Benthophilus magistri
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Former USSR and Asia: Caspian Sea and Sea of Azov, particularly in the pre-estuarine area of the Kuban River west to the Gulf of Taganrog and Kerch Strait, in the Miusa, Esik and Akhtaniz limans.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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