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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Knipowitschia: Because of N.M.Knipowitsch, a zoologist and Russian ichthyologist from the Academy of Sciences. Expeditions in "Pomor" and "Pervosvanniy" ships to Azov and Black sea (1898-1908).
Eponymy: Nikolai Mikhailovich Knipovich (also given as Knipowitsch) (1862–1939) was a Russian oceanographer, marine zoologist and ichthyologist. [...] Milorad Mrakovic is a biologist at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He provided the original type material. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate
Europe: River Krka catchment in Croatia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89714); 2.8 cm SL (female)
A short-lived species which inhabits lakes. Is threatened from its range due to pollution (Ref. 26100).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miller, P.J., 2009. A west Balkanian freshwater gobiid fish, Knipowitschia mrakovcici sp. Nov. (Teleostei: Gobiidae). J. Fish Biol. 74(7):1499-1507. (Ref. 82422)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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