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Longtail dwarf goby

Knipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877)

Status not recordedbony fish

The longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the longtail dwarf goby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the longtail dwarf goby live?

Not recorded

Is the longtail dwarf goby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the longtail dwarf goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusKnipowitschia
  7. SpeciesKnipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877)

Synonyms Gobius longecaudatus, Knipowitschia georghievi, Knipowitschia longicaudata, Pomatochistus knipowitschi, Pomatoschistus knipowitschi, Pomatoschistus longecaudatus, Pomatoschistus longicaudata

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Long-tailed dwarf gobyEnglish
  • Uzunquyruq xulAzerbaijani
  • Дългоопашато попчеBulgarian
  • LangschwanzgrundelGerman
  • soukkasilotokkoFinnish
  • Gobie à longue queueFrench
  • გრძელკუდა ღორჯოGeorgian
  • babka długoogonowaPolish
  • Guvid cu coada lungăRomanian
  • Бычок Книповича длиннохвостыйRussian
  • Бичок-хвостачUkrainian
  • PitkäpyrstötokkoFinnish
  • длиннохвостый бычок книповичаRussian
  • Кніповичія довгохвостаUkrainian
  • Бичок Кніповича довгохвостийUkrainian
  • Бичок-кніповічія довгохвостийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longtail dwarf goby

Other species in the same genus Knipowitschia.

Bubyr goby

Knipowitschia caucasica

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Lagoon goby

Knipowitschia panizzae

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Goby

Knipowitschia croatica

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longtail dwarf goby?

The longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-dwarf-goby

MLA

“Longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-dwarf-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{longtail_dwarf_goby_2026,
  title = {Longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longtail-dwarf-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}