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Knipowitschia mrakovcici
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Knipowitschia
Species:	K. mrakovcici
Binomial name
Knipowitschia mrakovcici P. J. Miller, 2009
Synonyms
Knipowitschia mrakovcici Mrakovčić, Mišetić & Povž, 1995 (nomen nudum)

Knipowitschia mrakovcici is a species of freshwater goby Endemic to the Krka River catchment in Croatia where it is only found in lakes. Males of this species can reach a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL while females only reach 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) SL. The specific name honours the Croatian biologist Milorad Mrakovčić of the University of Zagreb, who provided the author, Peter J. Miller, with the original type material.

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2011). "Knipowitschia mrakovcici". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T184440A8277138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T184440A8277138.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia mrakovcici". FishBase. June 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

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