Benthophilus kessleri

Benthophilus kessleri

Goby beneath Asian Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Small
Temperate fish

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. 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. The specific name honours the German-Russian zoologist Karl Fedorovich Kessler (1815-1881).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Benthophilus
Maximum length: 4.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Eastern Middle Caspian, from Urdyuk Cape south to Kuuli Cape and Krasnovodsk.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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