Benthophilus kessleri
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| Benthophilus kessleri | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. kessleri |
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| Benthophilus kessleri Berg, 1927 | |
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Benthophilus kessleri is a species of goby widespread along the eastern coasts of the Caspian Sea from the Urdyuk Cape to Kuuli Cape and Türkmenbaşy at south.[1] This species occurs at depths of from 65 to 75 metres (213 to 246 ft). It can reach a length of 4.6 centimetres (1.8 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the German-Russian zoologist Karl Fedorovich Kessler (1815-1881).[3]
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