Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995
Marmara goby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  2.4 cm TL (female)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; depth range - 0 m
Distribution:  Asia: Endemic in Lake Marmara in western Anatolia, Turkey (Ref. 86351).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults prefer small, low oxygenated and permanent waters with lots of vegetation (Ref. 86351).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 13 March 2013 (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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