Biology:Volga dwarf goby

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Volga dwarf goby
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Hyrcanogobius
Species:
H. bergi
Binomial name
Hyrcanogobius bergi
Iljin, 1928
Synonyms
  • Knipowitschia bergi (Iljin, 1928)

Hyrcanogobius bergi, the Volga dwarf goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Caspian Sea where it occurs in fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coast. Unusually for gobies, this species is almost a pelagic fish. This species grows to a length of 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics zoologist Lev Berg (1876-1950) who described many new species of goby from the Caspian Sea.[3]

References

  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Knipowitschia bergi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T135608A4160102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135608A4160102.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hyrcanogobius bergi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 May 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes5/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q793416 entry category:Fish of the Caspian Sea