Knipowitschia cameliae, the Danube delta dwarf goby, is a species of goby known only from the brackish and fresh waters of a lagoon south of the Danube Delta in Romania. This fish is a shallow water species being found in waters less than 1 metre (3.3 ft) deep. This species can reach a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2] This species has been assessed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered, possibly extinct, it was last recorded in 1994 and surveys in that year and 1998 have failed to record the species.[1] The specific name honours Camelia Iliana Nalbant, the wife of the senior author.[3]
Danube delta dwarf goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Knipowitschia |
Species: | K. cameliae
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Binomial name | |
Knipowitschia cameliae |
References
edit- ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Knipowitschia cameliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135504A4134338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135504A4134338.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia cameliae". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 September 2018.