Don gudgeon (Gobio brevicirris)

Scientific name: Gobio brevicirris Fowler, 1976

Don gudgeon (Gobio brevicirris)

The Don gudgeon (Gobio brevicirris) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, River Don in Russia and Ukraine.

Biology

Differs from other congeners in Black and Caspian Sea basins by the possession of the following characters: barbel reaching to anterior eye margin; breast naked between pectorals; snout length greater than postorbital distance; head length 23-28 % SL; head depth at nape 14-15% SL, at eye 45-54% HL; body depth 18-22% SL; head width 13-15% SL 49-64% HL; eye diameter 4-6% SL, 2.8-3.2 times in head depth, 1.3-1.5 times in interorbital distance at 8-10 cm SL; and caudal peduncle depth 29-39% HL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobio brevicirris
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: River Don in Russia and Ukraine.
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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