Thessaly gudgeon (Gobio feraeensis)

Scientific name: Gobio feraeensis Stephanidis, 1973

Thessaly gudgeon (Gobio feraeensis)

The Thessaly gudgeon (Gobio feraeensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, Pinios and Karla Lake drainages in Thessaly, Greece.

Biology

Differs from other congeners in Europe by having the following characters: scale rows between anus and anal origin 3-4; scales on lateral line 36-38 + 2-3; scale rows between lateral line and pelvic origin 3? -4; breast scaled between pectorals; scales around caudal peduncle 16; distance between anus and anal origin smaller than eye diameter; and eye diameter 1.0-1.3 times in interorbital distance.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobio feraeensis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Pinios and Karla Lake drainages in Thessaly, Greece.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v))
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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