Italian spring goby

Italian spring goby
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Knipowitschia
Species:	K. punctatissima
Binomial name
	Knipowitschia punctatissima; (Canestrini, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gobius punctatissimus Canestrini, 1864; Orsinigobius punctatissimus (Canestrini, 1864);

Knipowitschia punctatissima, the Italian spring goby, is a species of goby endemic to Italy where it inhabits fresh, clear waters of springs, streams, and channels with slow water movements. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.^[2]

References

^ Freyhof, J. (2024). "Orsinigobius punctatissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T11026A161314127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T11026A161314127.en. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia punctatissima". FishBase. June 2013 version.

[1] Freyhof, J. (2024). "Orsinigobius punctatissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T11026A161314127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T11026A161314127.en. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia punctatissima". FishBase. June 2013 version.

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