Caucasian dwarf goby
Knipowitschia caucasica (Berg, 1916)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Caucasian dwarf goby (Knipowitschia caucasica) from the Caspian Sea near Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
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Open encyclopedia reference
Knipowitschia caucasica, the Caucasian dwarf goby, is a species of goby native to marine, fresh and brackish waters along the coasts of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Caspian Sea and the Aegean Sea and to the Haliacmon drainage of Greece. It inhabits shallow waters (0 to 2 metres (0.0 to 6.6 ft)) with plentiful weed growth where it can find its prey consisting of small crustaceans, the larvae of chironomids and the larvae of the mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Spawning takes place after their first winter with the eggs being deposited onto the roof of a cavity formed by rocks, shells or plant materials. The male will remain to defend the eggs. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL
Wikipedia contributors, Caucasian dwarf goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:02:57.413664+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Knipowitschia caucasica (Berg, 1916)
- Name authority
- (Berg, 1916)
- Common name
- Caucasian dwarf goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Knipowitschia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusKnipowitschia Iljin, 1927
- speciesKnipowitschia caucasica (Berg, 1916)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Knipowitschia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Knipowitschia thessala (Vinciguerra, 1921) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Knipowitschia montenegrina Kovačić & Šanda, 2007 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danube Delta dwarf gobyKnipowitschia cameliae Nalbant & Oţel, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Knipowitschia caunosi Ahnelt, 2011 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Knipowitschia goerneri Ahnelt, 1991 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Knipowitschia ricasolii (Di Caporiacco, 1935) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pomatoschistus caucasicus Berg, 1916 Berg, 1916 | synonym |
| Gobius caucasicus Kavraisky, 1899 Kavraisky, 1899 | synonym |
| Gobius lencoranicus Kessler, 1877 Kessler, 1877 | synonym |
| Bubyr caucasicus kosswigii Sözer, 1941 Sözer, 1941 | synonym |
| Bubyr caucasicus (Berg, 1916) (Berg, 1916) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126899 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6NM4S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.