Benthophilus spinosus 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
The spiny pugolovka (Benthophilus spinosus) is a fish of family Gobiidae. Widespread along the southern and eastern coasts of the Caspian Sea. On the east it is common between the island Kulaly and Mangyshlak Peninsula in south. This species lives in brackish waters at depths down to about 43 metres (141 ft) and strictly avoids fresh waters. It can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Spiny pugolovka; 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 spinosus 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: no · 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 spinosus 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 leptocephalus Kessler, 1877 | 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 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:LHZ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.