| Stellate tadpole-goby | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: |
B. stellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) | |
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| The range of the stellate tadpole-goby | |
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The stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus stellatus) is a speciesofgobiid fish native to the basin of the Sea of Azov where it occurs in the Gulf of Taganrog and limans of the eastern coast.[2] It also lives in the lower Don River up to the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. It occurs in fresh and brackish waters of depths greater than 3 metres (9.8 ft), preferring shallow coastal lagoons and lowland rivers. Males can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL while females only reach 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.[3]
The Caspian stellate tadpole-goby (Benthophilus leobergius) has been considered a subspecies of this species.
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