Knipowitschia

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.

==Species== There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: Knipowitschia byblisia Ahnelt, 2011 (Byblis goby) Knipowitschia caucasica (L. S. Berg, 1916) (Caucasian dwarf goby) Knipowitschia caunosi Ahnelt, 2011 (Caunos goby) Knipowitschia iljini L. S. Berg, 1931 Knipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877) (Longtail dwarf goby) Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995 Knipowitschia milleri (Ahnelt & Bianco, 1990) (Acheron spring goby) Knipowitschia montenegrina Kovačić & Šanda, 2007 Knipowitschia panizzae (Verga, 1841) (Adriatic dwarf goby) Knipowitschia radovici Kovačić, 2005 (Norin goby) Knipowitschia ricasolii (Di Caporiacco, 1935) Knipowitschia thessala (Vinciguerra, 1921) (Thessaly goby) The fossil species Knipowitschia bulgarica Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko, 2016 is known from fossil otoliths from the Middle Miocene of Bulgaria. Synonyms Knipowitschia cameliae Nalbant & Oţel, 1995; valid as K. caucasica (Danube delta dwarf goby) Knipowitschia croatica; valid as Orsinigobius croaticus (Neretva dwarf goby) Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt, 1995; valid as K. ricasolii Knipowitschia goerneri Ahnelt, 1991; valid as K. milleri (Corfu dwarf goby) Knipowitschia mrakovcici P. J. Miller, 2009; valid as K. panizzae Knipowitschia punctatissima; valid as Orsinigobius punctatissimus (Italian spring goby) ==References==