Duckbill pugolovka
Duckbill pugolovka | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Anatirostrum Iljin, 1930 |
Species: | A. profundorum |
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Anatirostrum profundorum (L. S. Berg, 1927) | |
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The duckbill pugolovka (Anatirostrum profundorum) is a species of gobiid fish endemic to the southern part of the Caspian Sea. It is characterized by its special flattened and elongated head that resembles a duck's bill.[2] It is the only known species in its genus.[3]
It was initially found in 1904 at a depth of 294 metres (965 ft) (arguably 447 m (1,467 ft)). Only recently more samples of this species have been collected from Iranian waters, where it mainly lives at 50–100 m (160–330 ft) depth. The fish are on average 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long and at maximum 13 centimetres (5.1 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mamilov, N. (2020). "Anatirostrum profundorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156754995A156755086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156754995A156755086.en. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b Brian W. Coad Freshwater Fishes of Iran (accessed 18 Feb 2015)
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Anatirostrum profundorum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.