Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995

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

Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995 [E] ― Marmara goby/Mermer kaya balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995: 160 , fig. 3 [ Mermere (Lake Marmara) , western Anatolia, Türkiye, 38°41′N, 28°00′E (is 38°37′N, 28°00′E); holotype: ZMH 2176.1]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Ahnelt (1995: 160, fig. 3).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Ahnelt (1995). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: ZMH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Göl Marmara Lake. ― Distribution in river basins: 5-Gediz. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Marmara Sea tributary, northwestern Anatolia ( 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: VU. ― IUCN: VU (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: CLI, EUT, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.