Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli)

Scientific name: Benthophilus durrelli Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004

Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli)

The Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Europe, Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov and Don River.

Biology

Vertebrae: 28 - 29. This species is distinguished from all congeners in the Black Sea basin by having the anal-fin origin in front of the vertical through the second dorsal-fin origin and by the combination of the following non-unique characters: body with three dark blotches; often dark spot on back just in front of second dorsal fin; tubercles relatively small so that tubercles and granules on head not clearly different in size; first semicircle blotch narrow, not extending origin of second dorsal fin; absence of granules on caudal peduncle; lm rows of neuromasts 15-21, commonly 17-18; second dorsal-fin segmented rays commonly 7? -8?.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Benthophilus durrelli
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov and Don River.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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