Knipowitschia - Knipowitsch gobies

Classification

Genus: Knipowitschia - Knipowitsch gobies
Family: Gobiidae - Gobies
Order: Gobiiformes - Gobies
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Knipowitschia is a genus of marine, fresh and brackish water gobies native to Eurasia. The genus name almost certainly honours Nikolai Mikhailovich Knipovich (1862-1938), a biologist who led a number of expeditions to the Caspian Sea.

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus.

Species

Adriatic dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia panizzae)

Caucasian dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia caucasica)

Norin goby
(Knipowitschia radovici)

Italian spring goby
(Knipowitschia punctatissima)

Knipowitschia mrakovcici

Knipowitschia montenegrina

Acheron spring goby
(Knipowitschia milleri)

Marmara goby
(Knipowitschia mermere)

Longtail dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia longecaudata)

Knipowitschia iljini

Corfu dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia goerneri)

Ephesus goby
(Knipowitschia ephesi)

Neretva dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia croatica)

Caunos Goby
(Knipowitschia caunosi)

Danube delta dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia cameliae)

Byblis Goby
(Knipowitschia byblisia)

Thessaly goby
(Knipowitschia thessala)

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