Longtail dwarf goby

The longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata) is a species of goby native to the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea where it is mostly found in areas of brackish water over sand or amongst weeds where it feeds on small invertebrates. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.^[2]

Longtail dwarf goby
The Longtail dwarf goby from the Dnieper Estuary, Ukraine
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Knipowitschia
Species:	K. longecaudata
Binomial name
Knipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877)
Synonyms
Gobius longecaudatus Kessler, 1877 Pomatoschistus longecaudatus (Kessler, 1877) Pomatoschistus knipowitschi Beling, 1927 Knipowitschia georghievi Pinchuk, 1978