Knipowitschia
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Dwarf gobies and spring gobies make up the genus
Knipowitschia of bone fish
in the Gobiidae family.
It contains 15 species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Knipowitschia of bone fish
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes , also called bony fish, are a taxonomic group of fish that have bony, as opposed to cartilaginous, skeletons. The vast majority of fish are osteichthyes, which is an extremely diverse and abundant group consisting of over 29,000 species...
in the Gobiidae family.
It contains 15 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Knipowitschia cameliae - Danube delta dwarf gobyDanube delta dwarf gobyDanube delta dwarf goby is a fish species in the Gobiidae family. Up to 3.2 cm maximal length. Registered only in the Danube Delta: a lagoon near Portita, lake complex Goloviţa-Sinoe-Razelm.-References:*...
- Knipowitschia caucasicaKnipowitschia caucasicaCaucasian dwarf goby is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is found along the coasts of the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Caspian Sea, and Aegean Sea . It was also introduced to the Aral Sea....
- Caucasian dwarf goby - Knipowitschia croaticaKnipowitschia croaticaNeretva dwarf goby, Knipowitschia croatica, is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers, freshwater spring, and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . ...
- Neretva dwarf goby - Knipowitschia ephesiKnipowitschia ephesiKnipowitschia ephesi is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Knipowitschia goerneriKnipowitschia goerneriKnipowitschia goerneri is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to te Corfu island in western Greece. Its natural habitats are freshwater spring and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Corfu dwarf goby - Knipowitschia iljiniKnipowitschia iljiniKnipowitschia iljini is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. Endemic of the Caspian Sea, where habits the deep waters in the central part. Up to 4.7 cm maximal length.-Source:* *...
- Knipowitschia longecaudata - Longtail dwarf gobyLongtail dwarf gobyLongtail dwarf goby is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. Distributed in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea....
- Knipowitschia mermereKnipowitschia mermereKnipowitschia mermere is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to Turkey. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Knipowitschia milleriKnipowitschia milleriKnipowitschia milleri is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers and inland deltas.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Acheron spring goby - Knipowitschia montenegrinaKnipowitschia montenegrinaKnipowitschia montenegrina is a species of freshwater fish in the Gobiidae family, up to 2.8 cm length. Endemic of Montenegro, found only in the River Morača at the south of the country.- Source :*...
- Knipowitschia mrakovciciKnipowitschia mrakovciciKnipowitschia mrakovcici is a species of freshwater fish in the Gobiidae, up to 4.5 cm length. Endemic of Croatia, found only in the river Krka.-Source:*...
- Knipowitschia panizzaeKnipowitschia panizzaeAdriatic dwarf goby, Knipowitschia panizzae, is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, and Italy. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, and coastal saline lagoons.-References:...
- Adriatic dwarf goby - Knipowitschia punctatissimaKnipowitschia punctatissimaKnipowitschia punctatissima is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is endemic to Italy. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater spring. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Italian spring goby - Knipowitschia radovici - Norin gobyNorin gobyNorin goby is a fish species in the Gobiidae family. Freshwater fish up to 2.8 cm length, habits the depth up to 6 m. Endemic of Croatia.-References:*...
- Knipowitschia thessala - Thessaly goby