Chornaya tubenose goby (Proterorhinus tataricus)

Scientific name: Proterorhinus tataricus Freyhof & Naseka, 2008

The Chornaya tubenose goby (Proterorhinus tataricus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Europe, River Chornaya in Crimea, Ukraine.

Biology

Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Distinguished from all congeners by having 45-54+2-3 scales in midlateral series; nuptial males with hump behind eye; head length 26-29% SL; anal fin with 15-17? rays, mode 17?; second dorsal fin with 18-19? rays, mode 18?.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Proterorhinus tataricus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.2
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: River Chornaya in Crimea, Ukraine.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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