Knipowitschia mermere

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	GOBIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Knipowitschia mermere
Species Authority:	Ahnelt, 1995

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Crivelli, A.J.
Reviewer/s:	Erk’akan, F. & Karatash, A. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification: This species is restricted to Lake Marmara (area less than 50 km²). The main threat to the population is habitat destruction, pollution and water extraction. Assessed as Critically Endangered.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to Lake Marmara in western Anatolia.
Countries:	Native: Turkey
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Population [top]

Population:	No data available.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in the shallow lake of Marmara (3,400 ha).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction, water extraction and pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

None known to be in place.

Bibliography [top]

Ahnelt, H. 1995. Two new species of Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from western Anatolia. Mitt. Hamb. Zool. Mus. Inst. 92: 155–168. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.