Short-snout Pugolovka
Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877
Also calledhlaváč malorypý (ces) · soukkasimpputokko (fin) · Пуголовка вузькорила (ukr) · Узкорылая пуголовка (rus)
First described in: Kessler, K. F. (1877). The Aralo-Caspian Expedition. IV. Fishes of the Aralo-Caspio-Pontine ichthyological region. <em>Fishes of the Aralo-Caspio-Pontine ichthyological region. St. Petersburg.</em> i-xxviii + 1-360, Pls. 1-8.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat: Known only from the western coast of the Middle Caspian Sea and the very north of the South Caspian Sea, from off Sulak River mouth south to Baku (Fig. 11 A). Not confirmed by specimens for Iran. Deepwater, reported at depths of 40 – 150 m at salinity 10 – 13.5 ‰ (Boldyrev & Bogutskaya 2007). IUCN: LC (Bogutskaya 2020 g).
Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification
etymology
Etymology: Greek, leptos = slender + Greek, rhynchos = beak, refers to the relatively long snout.
Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2378873.