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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Benthophilus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, phyle, that loves (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Dadaş Bəhmən oğlu Rahimov (1932–2004) was an Azerbaijani zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 40°N - 38°N, 47°E - 49°E (Ref. 54305)
Western Asia: Caspian Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Boldyrev, V.S. and N.G. Bogutskaya, 2004. Description of two new species of tadpole-gobies (Teleostei: Benthohilus). Zoosyst. Rossica 13(1):129-135. (Ref. 54305)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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