Volga dwarf goby
| Volga dwarf goby | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | H. bergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyrcanogobius bergi Iljin, 1928 | |
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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]
References
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2024). "Knipowitschia bergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T135608A201986099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135608A201986099.en. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyrcanogobius bergi". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (17 January 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 April 2023.