Danubian longbarbel gudgeon (Romanogobio uranoscopus)

Scientific name: Romanogobio uranoscopus Agassiz, 1828

Danubian longbarbel gudgeon (Romanogobio uranoscopus)

The Danubian longbarbel gudgeon (Romanogobio uranoscopus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Diagnosed from its congeners in Black Sea basin by having the following characters: anus situated midway between pelvic and anal origins or closer to anal origin; predorsal scales without longitudinal epithelial crests; caudal peduncle depth 3.0-3.5 times in its length; dorsal and caudal rays with faint dark spots, forming one dark vertical row.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Romanogobio uranoscopus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Danube drainage (absent from Danube main river except upper course and stetches with fast current). In Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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