Knipowitschia - Knipowitsch gobies

Classification

Genus: Knipowitschia - Knipowitsch gobies
Family: Gobiidae - Gobies
Order: Gobiiformes - Gobies
Class: Actinopteri - 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)

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