Kuban long-barbelled gudgeon (Romanogobio pentatrichus)

Scientific name: Romanogobio pentatrichus Naseka & Bogutskaya, 1998

Kuban long-barbelled gudgeon (Romanogobio pentatrichus)

The Kuban long-barbelled gudgeon (Romanogobio pentatrichus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, Middle stretches of River Kuban in Russia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 41 - 43. Head conical, wide, slightly flattened. Barbel long, reaching beyond posterior edge of eye, caudal peduncle low, epithelial crests on dorsal scales absent; supraorbital seismosensory canal not connected with infraorbital one; and anal fin with 5? branched rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Romanogobio pentatrichus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Middle stretches of River Kuban in Russia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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