Ohrid gudgeon (Gobio ohridanus)

Scientific name: Gobio ohridanus Karaman, 1924

The Ohrid gudgeon (Gobio ohridanus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, Lake Ohrid in Macedonia and Albania. Imported in France and probably in other counties which might have established locally.

Biology

Can be diagnosed from its congeners in Europe by the possession of the following characters: scales between anus and anal origin 4-5; breast naked between pectorals; scales on lateral line 36-39 + 2-3; eye diameter 1.1-1.5 times in interorbital distance; snout length 40-45% HL; interorbital area markedly concave in individuals larger than about 7 cm SL; 7-10 midlateral blotches, irregularly set and shaped; back with several irregularly-set black blotches, slightly smaller than blotches of midlateral row; dorsal rays with a row of black subdistal spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobio ohridanus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Lake Ohrid in Macedonia and Albania. Imported in France and probably in other counties which might have established locally.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
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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