Don tadpole-goby | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Benthophilus |
Species: | B. durrelli
|
Binomial name | |
Benthophilus durrelli
Boldyrev &
Bogutskaya, 2004
| |
![]() | |
The range of the Don tadpole-goby |
The Don tadpole-goby (Benthophilus durrelli) is a species of goby widespread in the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the lower Don River and Tsimlyansk Reservoir. [2] This species is found in rivers, reservoirs and river mouths, but is not known to enter seas. It is introduced and invasive upstream the Volga River, e.g. the Kuibyshev Reservoir. [1] This fish can reach a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. Life span is about one year. [3]
This species was named after the English author and naturalist Gerald Durrell (1925-1995). [4]