''Knipowitschia iljini'' is a species of goby Endemic to the Caspian Sea, where it inhabits the deep waters in the central part. This species can reach a length of TL. The

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

honours the taxonomist of

Gobiiformes The Gobiiformes are an order of fish that includes the gobies and their relatives. The order, which was previously considered a suborder of Perciformes, is made up of about 2,211 species that are divided between seven families. Phylogenetic rel ...

Boris Sergeevich Iljin Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his ...

(1889-1958), who researched the gobies of the Black and Caspian seas.

References

iljini Fish of Asia Fish of the Caspian Sea Endemic fauna of the Caspian Sea Fish described in 1931 {{gobiidae-stub