| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | GOBIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Knipowitschia cameliae | |||
| Species Authority: | Nalbant & Otel, 1996 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered A2b; B1ab(v)+2ab(v) ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s | Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. |
| Evaluator/s: | Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit) |
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Justification: Possibly extinct. Not found at the only known location (the type locality, a small brackish lagoon near Portita, south of Danube delta) and adjacent water bodies since 1994. Presence in similar habitats elsewhere in Danube delta should be investigated. |
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| Range Description: | Romania: known from a single small lagoon near Portita, south of Danube delta in the Golovita-Sinoe-Razelm Lake complex. |
| Countries: |
Possibly extinct:
Romania
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | Last recorded in 1994, when it was described. The site was visited the year later and none were found. Another survey in 1998 also failed to find the species. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Habitat: A small and shallow lagoon behind coastal sand dunes with brackish water and mud bottom. Biology: No data. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Unknown. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information. |
| Citation: | Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Knipowitschia cameliae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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