Knipowitschia ephesi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Knipowitschia |
Species: | K. ephesi
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Binomial name | |
Knipowitschia ephesi
Ahnelt, 1995
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Knipowitschia ephesi, the Ephesus goby, is a species of goby endemic to the delta and marshes of the lowermost Küçük Menderes in western Anatolia, Turkey. Turkey [1] where it occurs in stagnant or nearly stagnant fresh waters. [2] Its habitat is threatened by water abstraction, pollution, and destruction and these have an impact on this species, leading to the IUCN to classify it as Critically Endangered. [1] The specific name refers to the ancient, ruined city of Ephesus which was a port located at mouth of the Küçük Menderes. [3]
Knipowitschia ephesi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Knipowitschia |
Species: | K. ephesi
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Binomial name | |
Knipowitschia ephesi
Ahnelt, 1995
|
Knipowitschia ephesi, the Ephesus goby, is a species of goby endemic to the delta and marshes of the lowermost Küçük Menderes in western Anatolia, Turkey. Turkey [1] where it occurs in stagnant or nearly stagnant fresh waters. [2] Its habitat is threatened by water abstraction, pollution, and destruction and these have an impact on this species, leading to the IUCN to classify it as Critically Endangered. [1] The specific name refers to the ancient, ruined city of Ephesus which was a port located at mouth of the Küçük Menderes. [3]