The longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata) is a species of goby native to the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea where it is mostly found in areas of brackish water over sand or amongst weeds where it feeds on small invertebrates. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2]
Longtail dwarf goby | |
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The Longtail dwarf goby from the Dnieper Estuary, Ukraine | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Knipowitschia |
Species: | K. longecaudata
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Binomial name | |
Knipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877)
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References
edit- ^ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Knipowitschia longecaudata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135509A4135081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135509A4135081.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia longecaudata". FishBase. June 2013 version.