Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt, 1995
Ephesus goby
photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size: 
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Turkey.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits marshlands, lakes and lowland rivers with little current. Is threatened due to habitat destruction and pollution (Ref. 26100).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 13 March 2013 (B1ab(iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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