Benthophilus pinchuki, Pinchuk's pugolovka, is a species of gobiid fish found along the eastern and western coasts of the Caspian Sea, but absent on the middle part.[1] This species has been recorded along the western coast from the Absheron to Iran, and along the eastern coast near the Cape Bely Bugor (Akdepe, Akpatlawuk), Turkmenistan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Benthophilus |
| Species: | B. pinchuki
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| Benthophilus pinchuki Ragimov, 1982
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It was described initially as a subspecies of Benthophilus ctenolepidus, but later considered an independent species.[2][3] The specific name honours the Russian ichthyologist Vitaly Iustinovich Pinchuk (1931–1992) of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1979 Pinchuk had collaborated with Ragimov in the description of Benthophilus svetovidovi.[4]
References
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- ^ Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobies of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31-96.[1]
- ^ Eschmeyer W (2015) ["Institute for Biodiversity Science & Sustainability | California Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-01-15. [search 'pinchuki']] Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences
- ^ Bogutskaya N.G., Naseka A.M. 2006. List of Agnathans and Fishes of the Caspian Sea and Rivers of its Basin Caspian Sea Biodiversity Project under umbrella of Caspian Sea Environment Program
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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