Knipowitschia iljini Berg, 1931

Zarei, Fatah, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Abbasi, Keyvan, Kovačić, Marcelo, Schliewen, Ulrich K. & Stepien, Carol A., 2022, Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification, Zootaxa 5190 (2), pp. 151-193 : 172

23. Knipowitschia iljini Berg, 1931 ( Fig. 18 ), Iljin’s Dwarf Goby

Knipowitschia iljini Berg, 1931: 1271 , fig. 1–2, pl. I; type locality: Middle Caspian Sea; syntypes: ZIN 22052 (65), 24370 (16),?24424 (6+).

Etymology: Named for B. S. Iljin, Russian ichthyologist.

Distribution and habitat: The coastal waters of all three areas of the Caspian Sea ( Fig. 16C ). Ragimov (1965) reported this species from between Kultuk and Astara region of Azerbaijan and generally in the Middle and South Caspian Sea; It was mapped around the coast of the entire Caspian Sea by Miller & Pinchuk (2004b). Listed by Abbasi (2017) in the coastal waters of Gilan Province in Iran. Benthic and also collected in the water column above the bottom. Shallower coastal areas ( 20–70 m), but also found farther offshore, from 40–500 m ( Miller & Pinchuk 2004b). Does not enter freshwaters ( Miller & Pinchuk 2004b).

Material examined: ZM-CBSU S104, 7, off Anzali , Gilan Province, Iran .

IUCN: DD ( Larson 2019a).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Distribution of (A) Hyrcanogobius bergi, (B) Knipowitschia caucasica, (C) Knipowitschia iljini, and (D) Knipowitschia longecaudata.

FIGURE 18. Knipowitschia iljini. From top: ZM-CBSU S104-2, 19.6 mm SL; ZM-CBSU S104-4, 20.1 mm SL, off Anzali, Gilan Province, Iran.