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<p><strong>A new species of tadpole-goby, <em>Benthophilus persicus</em> sp. nov. (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the southern Caspian Sea</strong></p>

A new gobiid species, Benthophilus persicus sp. nov., is described from the southern Caspian Sea, Iran. The new species is diagnosed by the following character states: dermal fold on cheek well-developed, large, rectangular ; chin barbel 1/3–2/3 of eye diameter ; maximum body width 15.1–22.9% of standard length ; mouth width, 36.3–55.8% of head length ; second dorsal fin I+7–8 ; origin of anal fin in front of vertical through origin of second dorsal fin ; dermal tubercles present on body, clearly larger than granules, with two posterior rows of spinules forming an acute angle, always less than right angle ; dorsal row of tubercles complete, 22–29 ; ventral row of tubercles 22–25 ; ventrolateral row of tubercles absent ; tubercles not present on temporal and occipital head regions ; granules not present on flanks ; transversal suborbital row 6i below posterior end of row b ; anterior interorbital transversal row pa with one or two papillae and anterior interorbital transversal papilla row pp with two or three papillae ; body with 20–22 transversal ltm rows starting anteriorly behind pectoral axilla and alternating anteriorly with three longitudinal llm rows.

Gobioidei, Systematics, Endemic, Iran

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