TI - Study on some biological characteristics of starry goby Benthophilus (stellatus leobergius Berg 1949) in the southern part of the Caspian Sea (Guilan Province) PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - jsci JN - jsci VO - 13 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://jsci.khu.ac.ir/article-1-1493-en.html 4100 - http://jsci.khu.ac.ir/article-1-1493-en.pdf SO - jsci 1 AB  - For this purpose 5 sampling stations namely as Astara, Bandar Anzali, Hashtpar, Chaboksar and Bandar Kiashahr were selected along the shoreline of the southwest Caspian. The maximum density was observed in 3-15 m depth. Catch composition from different sampling sites approve this statement. 0.41%, 2.24%, and 2.59% out of total catch was starry goby that came from Bandar Anzali, Chaboksar and Astara sampling stations respectively. This species did not observe in the Hashtpar and Bandar Kiashahr sampling stations. According to the results mean total length was 61.28±16.14 mm and mean weight was 3.16±0.92 gr.  CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - jsci PG - 713 PT - S YR - 2013