Norin goby (Knipowitschia radovici)

Scientific name: Knipowitschia radovici Kovacic, 2005

Norin goby (Knipowitschia radovici)

The Norin goby (Knipowitschia radovici) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Europe, Croatia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: This species differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: squamation is reduced to axillar and caudal peduncle patches, unconnected or connected with single row along lateral midline; the anterior oculoscapular canal is present, ending anteriorly with or without pore ?; the preopercular canal is present (at least in a part of the population); the pelvic frenum has a crenate rear edge; suborbital longitudinal row b anteriorly beginning below rear border of eye; anterior dorsal row m is present; oculoscapular row u absent; single papilla of interorbital row p is present, at least in a part of a the population.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Knipowitschia radovici
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.8
Depth range
6 m (20 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; depth range ? - 6 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Croatia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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