Duckbill pugolovka

{{short description|Species of fish in the Caspian sea}}

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| image = Anatirostrum profundorum 2.jpg

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Mamilov, N. |year= 2020 |title= Anatirostrum profundorum |page= e.T156754995A156755086 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156754995A156755086.en |access-date=18 March 2024}}

| parent_authority = Iljin, 1930

| taxon = Anatirostrum profundorum

| authority = (L. S. Berg, 1927)

| synonyms =

• Benthophilus profundorum Berg, 1927

}}

The duckbill pugolovka (Anatirostrum profundorum) is a species of gobiid fish endemic to the southern part of the Caspian Sea. It is characterized by its special flattened and elongated head that resembles a duck's bill.Brian W. Coad [http://www.briancoad.com/Species%20Accounts/Gasterosteidae%20to%20Pleuronectidae.htm Freshwater Fishes of Iran] (accessed 18 Feb 2015) It is the only known species in its genus.{{FishBase |genus= Anatirostrum|species= profundorum| month = April | year = 2013}}

It was initially found in 1904 at a depth of {{convert|294|m|ft}} (arguably {{cvt|447|m}}). Only recently more samples of this species have been collected from Iranian waters, where it mainly lives at {{cvt|50|–|100|m|adj=on}} depth. The fish are on average {{convert|8|cm|in}} long and at maximum {{convert|13|cm}}.