Knipowitschia
Knipowitschia is a genus of marine, fresh and brackish water gobies native to Eurasia. The genus name almost certainly honours Nikolai Mikhailovich Knipovich, a biologist who led a number of expeditions to the Caspian Sea.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:Knipowitschia byblisia Ahnelt, 2011 Knipowitschia caucasica Knipowitschia caunosi Ahnelt, 2011 Knipowitschia iljini L. S. Berg, 1931Knipowitschia longecaudata Knipowitschia mermere Ahnelt, 1995Knipowitschia milleri Knipowitschia montenegrina Kovačić & Šanda, 2007Knipowitschia panizzae Knipowitschia radovici Kovačić, 2005 Knipowitschia ricasolii Knipowitschia thessalaThe fossil species Knipowitschia bulgarica Schwarzhans, Bradić & Bratishko, 2016 is known from fossil otoliths from the Middle Miocene of Bulgaria.
;SynonymsKnipowitschia cameliae Nalbant & Oţel, 1995; valid as K. caucasica Knipowitschia croatica; valid as Orsinigobius croaticus Knipowitschia ephesi Ahnelt, 1995; valid as K. ricasoliiKnipowitschia goerneri Ahnelt, 1991; valid as K. milleri Knipowitschia mrakovcici P. J. Miller, 2009; valid as K. panizzaeKnipowitschia punctatissima; valid as ''Orsinigobius punctatissimus''