Knipowitschia ephesi, the Ephesus goby, is a species of goby endemic to the delta and marshes of the lowermost Küçük Menderes in western Anatolia, Turkey.Turkey[1] where it occurs in stagnant or nearly stagnant fresh waters.[2] Its habitat is threatened by water abstraction, pollution, and destruction and these have an impact on this species, leading to the IUCN to classify it as Critically Endangered.[1] The specific name refers to the ancient, ruined city of Ephesus which was a port located at mouth of the Küçük Menderes.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Knipowitschia |
| Species: | K. ephesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt, 1995
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References
edit- ^ a b c Freyhof, J. (2014). "Knipowitschia ephesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T61238A19009499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61238A19009499.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia ephesi". 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.
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