Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Knipowitschia

Species: Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt, 1995

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabits marshlands, lakes and lowland rivers with little current. Is threatened due to habitat destruction and pollution (Ref. 26100).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless