Danube delta dwarf goby (Knipowitschia cameliae)

Scientific name: Knipowitschia cameliae Nalbant & Otel, 1995

Danube delta dwarf goby (Knipowitschia cameliae)

The Danube delta dwarf goby (Knipowitschia cameliae) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Europe, Black Sea (Romania). Known from a single small lagoon near Portita, south of Danube delta in the Golovita-Sinoe-Razelm Lake complex.

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: cephalic lateral line canals absent; scales on body limited under pectoral only; live breeding males with 10-15 dark, irregular bars;.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Knipowitschia cameliae
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.2
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Black Sea (Romania). Known from a single small lagoon near Portita, south of Danube delta in the Golovita-Sinoe-Razelm Lake complex.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2b; B1ab(v)+2ab(v))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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