Norin goby
| Knipowitschia radovici | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Knipowitschia |
| Species: | K. radovici |
| Binomial name | |
| Knipowitschia radovici Kovačić, 2005 | |
Knipowitschia radovici, the Norin goby, is a species of goby endemic to Croatia where it only occurs in the drainage basin of the Neretva River where adults inhabit the deepest parts of the rivers (down to 5.5 metres (18 ft)) in the strongest current (juveniles are found in shallower waters). This species can reach a length of 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Knipowitschia radovici. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 September 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Knipowitschia radovici" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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