Benthophilus ctenolepidus

The Benthophilus ctenolepidus lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Benthophilus ctenolepidus is a comparatively shallow-water species. It spawns and forages during the warm season at depths from 0.5 to 10 m, and migrates to 20-25 m in winter. It only occurs at a salinity between 12.4-13.0‰. It is a relatively widespread tadpole-goby. More

Common names

Gav Mahi Shfaf in Farsi
Gav Mahi Shfaf in Persian (‫فارسی)

Order : Perciformes
Family : Gobiidae
Genus : Benthophilus
Species : Benthophilus ctenolepidus
Authority : Kessler, 1877