Knipowitschia mermere

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES GOBIIDAE

Scientific Name: Knipowitschia mermere
Species Authority: Ahnelt, 1995

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Crivelli, A.J.
Evaluator/s: Erk’akan, F. & Karatash, A. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification:
This species is restricted to Lake Marmara (area less than 50 km²). The main threat to the population is habitat destruction, pollution and water extraction. Assessed as Critically Endangered.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is restricted to Lake Marmara in western Anatolia.
Countries:
Native:
Turkey

Population [top]

Population: No data available.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in the shallow lake of Marmara (3,400 ha).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction, water extraction and pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known to be in place.
Citation: Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Knipowitschia mermere. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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