Biology:Knipowitschia iljini

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Short description: Species of fish

Knipowitschia iljini
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Knipowitschia
Species:
K. iljini
Binomial name
Knipowitschia iljini

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Knipowitschia iljini" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. "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