Knipowitschia milleri

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 milleri
Species Authority:	(Ahnelt & Bianco, 1990)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

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

Justification:
This is a restricted range species, with an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) <100 km², and area of occupancy (AOO) <10 km², which is only known from a single location: the River Acheron Delta. Ongoing land reclamation within the delta is causing a decline in EOO and AOO, and the quality of habitat is declining due to water pollution and dumping of waste.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Restricted to the River Acheron delta in western Greece.
Countries:	Native: Greece
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	Declining and the local people have been draining the area.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in fresh and brackish waters, often with abundant vegetation, and sand or mud substrates.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Land reclamation: local authorities are planning to reclaim approximately 50% of the swamp. Water pollution - in particular from the local village.

Major Threat(s):

Land reclamation: local authorities are planning to reclaim approximately 50% of the swamp. Water pollution - in particular from the local village.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This is a Natura 2000 Site, which is apparently providing no effective protection as there are plans to drain part of the area.

Conservation Actions:

This is a Natura 2000 Site, which is apparently providing no effective protection as there are plans to drain part of the area.

Bibliography [top]

	Ahnelt, H. and Bianco, P.G. 1990. Orinigobius milleri n. sp., a new species of freshwater goby from W-Greece (Pisces: Gobiidae). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 91: 1–6. Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B (editors and compilers). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Economidis, P.S. 1991. Check list of freshwater fishes of Greece. Athens Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature. 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. and Bianco, P.G. 1990. Orinigobius milleri n. sp., a new species of freshwater goby from W-Greece (Pisces: Gobiidae). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 91: 1–6.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B (editors and compilers). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Economidis, P.S. 1991. Check list of freshwater fishes of Greece. Athens Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature.

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 milleri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 May 2012.
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