Biology:Knipowitschia iljini
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| Knipowitschia iljini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Knipowitschia |
| Species: | K. iljini
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| Binomial name | |
| Knipowitschia iljini L. S. Berg, 1931
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Knipowitschia iljini is a species of goby Endemic to the Caspian Sea, where it inhabits the deep waters in the central part. This species can reach a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) TL.[1] The specific name honours the taxonomist of Gobiiformes Boris Sergeevich Iljin (1889-1958), who researched the gobies of the Black and Caspian seas.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Knipowitschia iljini" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 14 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q949823 entry
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