Italian spring goby

Italian spring goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Orsinigobius
Species:
O. punctatissimus
Binomial name
Orsinigobius punctatissimus
(Canestrini, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gobius punctatissimus Canestrini, 1864
  • Knipowitschia punctatissima (Canestrini, 1864)

Orsinigobius punctatissimus, the Italian spring goby, is a species of goby endemic to Italy where it inhabits fresh, clear waters of springs, streams, and channels with slow water movements. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2024). "Orsinigobius punctatissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T11026A161314127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T11026A161314127.en. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Knipowitschia punctatissima". FishBase. June 2013 version.