Carpathian gudgeon (Gobio carpathicus)

Scientific name: Gobio carpathicus Vladykov, 1925

Carpathian gudgeon (Gobio carpathicus)

The Carpathian gudgeon (Gobio carpathicus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, Tisza system, Danube drainage in Ukraine. Available molecular data suggest that the upper Tisza and Mures populations may represent distinct lineages.

Biology

Diagnosed from other congeners in Black and Caspian Sea basin by having the following characters: breast naked between pectorals or only a few scales along midline; barbel extending between middle of eye and posterior eye margin; snout length 0.9-1.0 times in postorbital distance; head length 25-28% SL; head depth at nape 15-17% SL, at eye 44-50% HL; body depth 18-25% SL; head width 14-16% SL, 56-63% HL; eye diameter 4-6% SL, 2.7-3.4 times in head depth, 1.4-1.7 times in interorbital distance (at 7-11 cm SL); caudal peduncle depth 31-39% HL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobio carpathicus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Tisza system, Danube drainage in Ukraine. Available molecular data suggest that the upper Tisza and Mures populations may represent distinct lineages.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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