Hyrcanogobius

Volga dwarf goby

Volga dwarf goby

Species of fish

Hyrcanogobius bergi, the Volga dwarf goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Caspian Sea where it occurs in fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coast. Unusual for gobies, this species is almost a fully pelagic fish. H. bergi grows to a length of 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is also the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours the Soviet zoologist Lev Berg (1876-1950) who described many new species of goby from the Caspian Sea.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Knipowitschia bergi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135608A4160102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135608A4160102.en.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Hyrcanogobius bergi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. [3]
    Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 September 2018.


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