Knipowitschia mrakovcici
Knipowitschia mrakovcici | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Knipowitschia |
Species: | K. mrakovcici
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Binomial name | |
Knipowitschia mrakovcici , 2009
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Synonyms | |
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Knipowitschia mrakovcici is a species of freshwater goby Endemic to the Krka River catchment in Croatia where it is only found in lakes. Males of this species can reach a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL while females only reach 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Croatian biologist Milorad Mrakovčić of the University of Zagreb, who provided the author, Peter J. Miller, with the original type material.[3]
References[]
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2011). "Knipowitschia mrakovcici". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T184440A8277138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T184440A8277138.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Knipowitschia mrakovcici" in 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Knipowitschia
- Freshwater fish of Europe
- Endemic fauna of Croatia
- Fish described in 2009
- Gobiidae stubs