Scientific Name
Benthophilus granulosus
Common Name
Granular pugolovka
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 4;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 7-9;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 6 - 8. Head flat, slightly depressed. Short and flat leathery barbel in chin, tubercles absent. Body color variable depending on habitat (Ref. 33724). Distinguished further from its congeners by the following characters: body covered with numerous, densely-set thorny granules; 3 dark blotches along midline of back and flank; head and back with dark dots, sometimes on dorsal, pectoral and caudal (Ref. 59043).