4. Benthophiloides turcomanus (Iljin, 1941), Turkmen Goby

Asra turcomanus Iljin, 1941: 384, 388, figs. 1–4: type locality: South Caspian Sea, off Chikishlar [Chikishlyar], 37°45.5’ N 53°47’ E. 9.3 m; southwest of Ulsky Bank, 38°05’ N 52°34’ E, depth 26.5 m, Turkmenistan; types: a holotype was not designated, and both syntypes (1 juvenile, 1 male) appear to have been lost.

Etymology: The species name turcomanus refers to its capture off the coast of Turkmenistan.

Distribution and habitat: The two syntypes were collected in offshore waters of the South Caspian Sea in 1935, from stations 8 miles north of Chikishlyar (depth 9.3 m) and 29 miles southwest of the Ulsky bank, depth 26.5 m (Fig. 8A) (Iljin 1941). We discerned no additional records of this species.

IUCN: DD (Mamilov 2020b).