Italian spring goby

Italian spring goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Knipowitschia
Species:
K. punctatissima
Binomial name
Knipowitschia punctatissima
(Canestrini, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gobius punctatissimus Canestrini, 1864
  • Orsinigobius punctatissimus (Canestrini, 1864)

Knipowitschia punctatissima, the Italian spring goby, is a species of goby endemic to Italy where it inhabits fresh, clear waters of springs, streams, and channels with slow water movements. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Knipowitschia punctatissima". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T11026A3239712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T11026A3239712.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia punctatissima". FishBase. June 2013 version.