Knipowitschia ricasolii ( Di Caporiacco, 1935 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 430-432

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https://doi.org/ 10.55730/1300-0179.3147

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scientific name

Knipowitschia ricasolii ( Di Caporiacco, 1935 )
status

 

Knipowitschia ricasolii ( Di Caporiacco, 1935) [E] ― Goby/Kaya balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius ricasolii Di Caporiacco, 1935: 258 [Kuyuncu Lake (Aya Selçuk), Küçük Menderes River drainage, İzmir Province, western Anatolia, Türkiye; syntypes: MZUF 5551-55 (5)]. ― Synonyms: Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt, 1995 . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Çiçek et al. (2019: 333, fig. 1).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Di Caporiacco (1935). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Çiçek et al. (2020). ― Turkish material: MZUF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Küçük Menderes River drainage. ― Distribution in river basins: 6-Küçük Menderes. ― General distribution: Kuyuncu Lake, near Aya Selçuk, Maendri valley (Aegean Sea tributary), İzmir Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 429-Western Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits fresh to hypersaline waters (salinity up to 5.5‰) of lakes, estuaries, and lagoons. Most abundant in shallow, well-vegetated habitats. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: CR. ― IUCN: CR (IUCN, 2023 as Knipowitschia ephesi ). ― Threats: CLI, EUT, HAB. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.

Mesogobius batrachocephalus ( Pallas, 1814) [N] ― Toad goby/Kurbağa kayası-Yassıkafa kaya balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814: 149 [Black Sea near Chersonesus (Kherson) and Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine; syntypes: whereabouts unknown]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Bilecenoğlu et al. (2002, 2014); Kuru (2004) as Gobius (Mesogobius) batrachocephalus ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Gobius (Mesogobius) batrachocephalus ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Black Sea and Sea of Marmara watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 4-Kuzey Ege, 12- Sakarya, 13-Batı Karadeniz, 14-Yeşilırmak, 15-Kızılırmak, 22-Doğu Karadeniz, 23-Çoruh. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea and Sea of Azov basins. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace, 430-Northern Anatolia, 433-Western Transcaucasia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits inshore habitats, estuaries, and brackish- and fresh-water lagoons on sand or rock bottoms. Often very deep in summer (down to 100 m). Rarely in pure freshwater. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: No major threats known.― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action.

Mesogobius gymnotrachelus => Babka gymnotrachelus Neogobius cyrius => Ponticola cyrius

Neogobius eurycephalus => Ponticola eurycephalus Neogobius fluviatilis ( Pallas, 1814) [N] ― Monkey goby/ Tatlı su kayası

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius fluviatilis Pallas, 1814: 162 [Mouths of rivers entering Black Sea; Caspian Sea; no types known]. ― Synonyms: Gobius sordidus Bennett, 1835 . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Gobius (Neogobius) fluviatilis ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Black Sea watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 4-Kuzey Ege, 12- Sakarya, 13-Batı Karadeniz, 14-Yeşilırmak, 15-Kızılırmak, 22-Doğu Karadeniz, 23-Çoruh. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins; introduced elsewhere in central and eastern Europe. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace, 430-Northern Anatolia, 433-Western Transcaucasia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits inshore habitats, estuaries, brackish- and fresh-water lagoons and lakes, large- to medium-sized rivers and streams, and sand or mud bottoms. Mostly found on open sand or mud bottoms. One of the most abundant fish species in lowland rivers. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: No major threats known. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action. Neogobius gymnotrachelus => Babka gymnotrachelus Neogobius melanostomus ( Pallas, 1814) [N] ― Round goby/Kocabaş kaya balığı-Kum kaya balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius melanostomus Pallas, 1814: 151 [Sebvastopol, Crimea, Ukraine; Balaklava, Ukraine; syntypes: whereabouts unknown]. ― Synonyms: Apollonia melanostoma ( Pallas, 1814) . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Bilecenoğlu et al. (2002, 2014); Kuru (2004) as Gobius (Apollonia) melanostomus ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Gobius melanostomus ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020).― Turkish materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Sea of Marmara, Aegean, and Black Sea watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 4-Kuzey Ege, 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes, 13-Batı Karadeniz, 14-Yeşilırmak, 15-Kızılırmak, 22-Doğu Karadeniz, 23-Çoruh. ― General distribution: Eurasia: basins of the Black, Azov, and Caspian seas; introduced elsewhere (including Baltic Sea, central Europe, Italy, U.S.A. and Canada). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace, 429-Western Anatolia, 430-Northern Anatolia, 433-Western Transcaucasia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits inshore habitats, estuaries, brackish- and fresh-water lagoons and lakes, large rivers, harbours, and sand or rock bottoms. To 50–60 m deep in the Black Sea during the winter. Mostly found on well-vegetated or rock bottom. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: No major threats known. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action. Neogobius ratan => Ponticola ratan

Neogobius rizensis => Ponticola rizensis

Pomatoschistus caucasicus => Knipowitschia caucasica Pomatoschistus marmoratus ( Risso, 1810) => not occurring in freshwater (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) => not occurring in freshwater (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Ponticola cephalargoides (Pinchuk 1976) => not occurring in freshwater (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Perciformes

Family

Gobiidae

Genus

Knipowitschia

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