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Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Gobio: Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These are not true eponyms but refer to the Sarmatians, a group of tribes that inhabited southern Russia, Ukraine and the eastern Balkans from 5th century BC to 4th century AD. The Sarmatians occupied the area of distribution of these fish. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Berg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Europe: lower parts of Dniestr and South Bug drainages in Ukraine. Likely to be present in the lower Dniepr.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Differs from its congeners in Black and Caspian Sea basins by the possession of the following characters: breast without scales between pectorals or scales present only along midline; barbel extending between anterior eye margin and middle of eye; snout length 0.8-0.9 times in postorbital distance; head length 26-32% SL; head depth 17-18% SL at nape; 45-54% HL at eye; body depth 21-24% SL; head width 16-19% SL, 54-61% HL; eye diameter 5-7% SL, 2.8-3.5 times in head depth, 1.3-1.8 times in interorbital distance (at 7-10 cm SL); and caudal peduncle depth 29-34% HL (Ref. 59043).
Inhabits streams in foot hills and lowlands with moderate current. Size reaches up to about 13 cm SL (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00304 - 0.01646), b=3.13 (2.96 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
