Skadar gudgeon (Gobio skadarensis)

Scientific name: Gobio skadarensis Karaman, 1937

The Skadar gudgeon (Gobio skadarensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, Lake Skadar basin in Montenegro and Albania.

Biology

Can be diagnosed from its congeners in Adriatic and Aegean Sea basins by having the following characters: breast without scales between pectorals, scales not reaching forward beyond pectoral base; 37-38 + 3 scales on lateral line; barbel reaching to or beyond posterior eye margin; head length 27-30% SL; eye diameter 1.2-1.4 times in interorbital distance; snout length 34-42% HL; 6-7 midlateral blotches, often arranged two by two.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobio skadarensis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Lake Skadar basin in Montenegro and Albania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii))
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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