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Issue: Vol. 5360 No. 2: 26 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.2.3
Page range: 219-238
Abstract views: 261
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The morphology and mitochondrial DNA barcode of Knipowitschia caucasica (Berg, 1916) (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from Karpuzçay, Levantine Sea, the easternmost record of Knipowitschia species in the Mediterranean Sea

Natural History Museum Rijeka; Lorenzov prolaz 1; HR-51000 Rijeka; Croatia
Izmir Katip Celebi University; Faculty of Fisheries; İzmir; Türkiye
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University; Department of Biology; Burdur; Türkiye
Pisces Levant sand gobies external morphology DNA barcoding distribution Caucasian dwarf goby

Abstract

Knipowitschia is a sand-goby genus historically comprising 17 species. The congeneric Knipowitschia species show discordance between morphology and genetics in two ways: the morphologically similar species that are clearly distinct by genetics and the morphologically and ecologically distinct populations that are similar by genetics. A sample of Knipowitschia individuals has been collected from Karpuzçay Creek on the Levantine Sea coast. It is the easternmost Mediterranean record of any Knipowitschia, and a number of arguments suggest it is native. Among the presently valid Knipowitschia species, the population was identified by both genetics and morphology as K. caucasica. The detailed morphological description and genetics are provided for this population. The morphology of the present sample fits within the highly variable morphology of east Aegean populations presently recognized as K. caucasica, although with the extreme values of the already known morphological and coloration variability.

 

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