Kessler's gudgeon (Romanogobio kesslerii)

Scientific name: Romanogobio kesslerii Dybowski, 1862

Kessler's gudgeon (Romanogobio kesslerii)

The Kessler's gudgeon (Romanogobio kesslerii) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6. Diagnosed from its congeners in Baltic and Black Sea basins by the possession of the following characters: predorsal scales with longitudinal epithelial crests; scale rows between lateral line and pelvic origin 3; scale rows around caudal peduncle 12; dorsal fin with 8? branched rays; anal fin with 6? branched rays; eye small, diameter 20-28% HL, 1.0-1.3 times in interorbital distance; body depth 14-21% SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Romanogobio kesslerii
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Dniestr and tributaries of lower and middle Danube drainage (Black Sea basin); upper Vistula drainage in Poland (Baltic Basin). Systematics of sand gudgeon has not been resolved and several species seem to be confused under the name of Romanogobio kesslerii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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