Author: Berg, 1949
FBname: Caspian stellate tadpole-goby
Comments: This species is rarely found in marine waters for it prefers salinity below 9 ppt.  Occurs in still or slowly flowing water over muddy bottom at depths of around 0.5-10 m in summer and moves to deeper waters in winter.  It lives for a about a year; spawns in April-October.  Females lay eggs in two portions, sometimes more and die shortly after last release of eggs while the males die 3-4 weeks later.  The males probably guard a clutch of eggs until hatching.  Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly molluscs (Ref.59043).