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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Knipowitschia: Because of N.M.Knipowitsch, a zoologist and Russian ichthyologist from the Academy of Sciences. Expeditions in "Pomor" and "Pervosvanniy" ships to Azov and Black sea (1898-1908); caunosi: Named for the mythological figure Caunos, twin brother of Byblis and founder of the ancient Carian city Caunos. The ruins of this city are located close to Lake Köycegiz (Ref. 88783).
Eponymy: Nikolai Mikhailovich Knipovich (also given as Knipowitsch) (1862–1939) was a Russian oceanographer, marine zoologist and ichthyologist. [...] Caunos was a mythological figure, the twin brother of Byblis (q.v.) and founder of the ancient city Caunos; the ruins of this city are located close to Lake Köycegiz, Turkey, the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; salobre bentopelágico. Temperate
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
Turkey: Lake Köycegiz (Ref. 88783).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 116963)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
A Knipowitschia with (1) scales from the axilla in midline to the caudal peduncle, extending onto base of caudal fin; (2) anterior oculoscapular canal present, ending anteriorly with a pair of interorbital pores; (3) preopercular canal present with two terminal pores; (4) external preorbital neuromast row extending anteriorly close to the upper lip; (5) anterior preorbital row absent; (6) anterior transverse row long, extending on the nape; (7) pelvic frenum with smooth free edge; (8) male colouration without vertical bars or striae, dark blotch in the rear of the first dorsal fin; first dorsal fin rays V–VI (Ref. 88783).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ahnelt, H., 2011. Two new sympatric Knipowitschia species Teleostei: Gobiidae) from an eastern Mediterranean coastal lake - examples of different dispersal patterns? Zootaxa 3114:22-30. (Ref. 88783)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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