Corfu dwarf goby (Knipowitschia goerneri)

Scientific name: Knipowitschia goerneri Ahnelt, 1991

The Corfu dwarf goby (Knipowitschia goerneri) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Europe, Greece.

Biology

Distinguished from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: 01 VI, D2 1/8, A 1/8, P 15-16; complete body squamation, lateral line scales 32-33; cephalic lateral-line system: anterior oculoscapular canal much reduced, ending between eyes with or without pores')? (if pore')? is present then a pore ')?' is present too), with pore K (always paired), with pore a and always with pore a'; preopercular canal absent; oculoscapular row z separated in two sections; paired interorbital row p present; eyes large, interorbital space distinctly smaller than eye diameter; coloration of first dorsal fin: adult females with a broad dark band on distal third, adult males with two dark spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Knipowitschia goerneri
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Europe: Greece.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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