Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Gobiiformes > Family Gobiidae > Subfamily Gobiinae

Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Doliichthys Sauvage, 1874 synonym

Children

Benthophilus baeri Kessler, 1877
Benthophilus casachicus Ragimov, 1978
Benthophilus granulosus Kessler, 1877
Benthophilus leobergi Iljin, 1949
Benthophilus macrocephalus (Pallas, 1788)
Benthophilus magistri Ilijin, 1927
Benthophilus mahmudbejovi Ragimov, 1976
Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874)

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374

additional source

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

additional source

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

taxonomy source

Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.

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Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125978

Dr. Jorg Freyhof. Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/840957b3-4d14-4c18-8020-257500ce6fbd

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

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Last modified

2014-11-21 by Dr. Jorg Freyhof & by Nicolas Bailly

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