Short-snout pugolovka

The short-snout pugolovka (Benthophilus leptorhynchus) is a deepwater species of goby widespread in the central part of the Caspian Sea at the depth of 40 to 150 metres (130 to 490 ft), with salinity 10–13.5‰. It is found along the western coast of the Caspian Sea from the mouth of the Sulak River to Baku at south.^[1] This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.^[2]

Short-snout pugolovka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Benthophilus
Species:	B. leptorhynchus
Binomial name
Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877
the range of the short-snout pugolovka