''Knipowitschia cameliae'', the Danube delta dwarf goby, is a species of goby known only from the brackish and fresh waters of a lagoon south of the

Danube Delta The Danube Delta ( ro, Delta Dunării, ; uk, Дельта Дунаю, Deľta Dunaju, ) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Ro ...

in Romania. This fish is a shallow water species being found in waters less than deep. This species can reach a length of SL. This species has been assessed by the

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as Critically Endangered, possibly extinct, it was last recorded in 1994 and surveys in that year and 1998 have failed to record the species. The

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honours Camelia Iliana Nalbant, the wife of the senior author.

References

Danube delta dwarf goby Fish of the Black Sea Fish of Europe Endemic fauna of Romania Fish described in 1995 Taxa named by Teodor T. Nalbant {{gobiidae-stub