Benthophiloides turcomanus

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Benthophiloides
Species:
B. turcomanus
Binomial name
Benthophiloides turcomanus
(Iljin, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Asra turcomanus Iljin, 1941

References

  1. Brian W. Coad Freshwater Fishes of Iran (accessed 18 Feb 2015)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Benthophiloides turcomanus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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