Knipowitschia goerneri

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	GOBIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Knipowitschia goerneri
Species Authority:	Ahnelt, 1991

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

Barbieri, R. & Kottelat, M. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Justification:
This species has not been found at its only known location despite recent observations. It may, however, be present in other lagoons that have not yet been thoroughly surveyed. More survey is required to determine the status of this species.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient
1994	–	Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	It is only known from a single spring on Corfu island, Greece. Recent attempts in the late 1990's have failed to find it (Kottelat, M. pers comm.).
Countries:	Native: Greece
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Population [top]

Population:	No data
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in freshwater springs.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water extraction, which has possibly led to increased salinity in the springs, and pollution.

Major Threat(s):

Water extraction, which has possibly led to increased salinity in the springs, and pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

	Ahnelt, H. 1991. A new species of Knipowitschia (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Corfu, western Greece. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 2: 265–272. Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Economidis, P.S. 1995. Endangered freshwater fishes of Greece. Biological Conservation 72: 201–211. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Ahnelt, H. 1991. A new species of Knipowitschia (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Corfu, western Greece. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 2: 265–272.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.

Economidis, P.S. 1995. Endangered freshwater fishes of Greece. Biological Conservation 72: 201–211.

Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Knipowitschia goerneri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2012.
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