FB-63388 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63388 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Argentiniformes Opisthoproctidae Dolichopteryx Dolichopteryx rostrata Fukui & Kitagawa, 2006 Caspian stellate tadpole-goby Benthophilus leobergi Berg, 1949 Benthophilus stellatus leobergius Berg, 1949 2007-05-17 2021-09-09 Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of April 2006. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in April 2006. (Ref. 56787) Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka0 REGIONAL CHECK-LISTS: Volga River Drainage Area. In Website and Database: "Freshwater Fishes of Russia": A Source of Information on the Current State of the Fauna. Zoological Institute RAS. (Ref. 58297) Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof0 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of 2 July 2009. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 81932) Abdoli, A., S. Allahyari, B.H. Kiabi, R. Patimar, A. Ghelichi, H. Mostafavi, S.M. Aghili and P. Rasooli0 Length-weight relationships for seven gobiid fish species in the southeastern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 25:785-786. (Ref. 85452) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-63397 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2007-05-18 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63397 This species is rarely found in marine waters for it prefers salinity below 9 ppt. Occurs in still or slowly flowing water over muddy bottom at depths of around 0.5-10 m in summer and moves to deeper waters in winter. It lives for a about a year; spawns in April-October. Females lay eggs in two portions, sometimes more and die shortly after last release of eggs while the males die 3-4 weeks later. The males probably guard a clutch of eggs until hatching. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly molluscs (Ref.59043). Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka 2002 REGIONAL CHECK-LISTS: Volga River Drainage Area. In Website and Database: "Freshwater Fishes of Russia": A Source of Information on the Current State of the Fauna. Zoological Institute RAS. (Ref. 58297) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63397 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-18 00:00:00 2010-06-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63397 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: 2 tubercles between the eyes; projecting upper jaw distinct; tubercles in dorsal row 27-30, ventral row 27-30, upper lateral row 15-24 but the lower one usually absent; granules few or sparse on head and back in front of first dorsal; a few larger ones between upper lateral and dorsal rows of tubercles; chin barbel slightly compressed, half of eye diameter in length; D1 III-IV; sides with dark blotches and irregular dots (Ref. 59043). Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof 2007 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043) FB-Distribution-63397 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2007-05-18 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63397 Europe and Asia: Northern, western and southern parts of Caspian Sea; lower reaches of Volga up to Astrakhan. Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof 2007 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043) FB-LifeCycle-63397 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2007-05-18 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=63397&StockCode=53499 Females lay eggs in two, sometimes more, portions. Females die shortly after last release of eggs, males 3-4 weeks later. (Ref.59043). Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof 2007 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043) FB-Size-63397 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2007-05-18 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63397 14.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 85452)) Abdoli, A., S. Allahyari, B.H. Kiabi, R. Patimar, A. Ghelichi, H. Mostafavi, S.M. Aghili and P. Rasooli 2009 Length-weight relationships for seven gobiid fish species in the southeastern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 25:785-786. (Ref. 85452) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63397 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2007-05-18 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63397 demersal; freshwater; brackish