Varna gudgeon (Gobio kovatschevi)

Scientific name: Gobio kovatschevi Chichkoff, 1937

The Varna gudgeon (Gobio kovatschevi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, River Provadiskaya (enters Black Sea near Varna) in Bulgaria.

Biology

Can be diagnosed from its congeners by having the following characters: breast scaled between pectorals, scales extending forward beyond pectoral base (at least in some individuals of any population); snout length greater than postorbital distance; barbel reaching behind center of eye, its length 25-34% HL, 1.2-1.8 times in snout length; head length 26-28% SL; head depth 12-17% SL at nape, 48-54% HL at eye; body depth 22-25% SL; head width 16-18% SL, 60-69% HL; eye diameter 5-6% SL, 2.7-3.4 times in head depth, 1.4-1.7 times in interorbital distance (at 7-10 cm SL); caudal peduncle depth 34-42% HL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobio kovatschevi
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: River Provadiskaya (enters Black Sea near Varna) in Bulgaria.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii,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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