Benthophilus leptocephalus Kessler, 1877
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Benthophilus leptocephalus is a deepwater species of goby widespread along the central Caspian Sea from the mouth of the Samur River to Türkmenbaşy and Hasan-Kuli. This species can reach a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Benthophilus leptocephalus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:10:25.385793+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Benthophilus leptocephalus Kessler, 1877
- Name authority
- Kessler, 1877
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Benthophilus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusBenthophilus Eichwald, 1831
- speciesBenthophilus leptocephalus Kessler, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Benthophilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Benthophilus magistri Iljin, 1927 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus abdurahmanovi Ragimov, 1978 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus pinchuki Ragimov, 1982 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus casachicus Ragimov, 1978 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus durrelli Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus leobergius Berg, 1949 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus ragimovi Boldyrev & Bogutskaya, 2004 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus spinosus Kessler, 1877 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kessler, K. F. (1877). The Aralo-Caspian Expedition. IV. Fishes of the Aralo-Caspio-Pontine ichthyological region. Fishes of the Aralo-Caspio-Pontine Ichthyological Region. St. Petersburg, i–xxviii + 1–360, Pls. 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.159366 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:LHYR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.