255. Knipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877)

Common name. Long-tailed dwarf goby

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius longecaudatus Kessler, 1877: 35, pl. 3 (fig. 8) [Southern and middle Caspian Sea; syntypes: BMNH 1897.7.5.10 [ex ZIN, var. C] (1), ZIN (lost)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Zarei et al. (2022a: 173, fig. 19).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gavmahi-e dom deraz.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.