Benthophilus grimmi is a species of goby widespread in the northern Caspian Sea at depth 80 to 240 metres (260 to 790 ft). This species is common from Chechen Island to Absheron Peninsula.[1] This species can reach a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the Russian ichthyologist Oscar von Grimm (1845–1921),[3] who was Chief Inspector of Russian Fisheries in the Russian Empire[4] who collected the type specimen.[3]
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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. grimmi
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| Benthophilus grimmi Kessler, 1877
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References edit
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- ^ Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobie of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31-96.[1]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Benthophilus grimmi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Sverker Sörlin (2016). Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region: Norden Beyond Borders. The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 174. ISBN 978-1317058939.
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