| Family: |
Gobionidae (Gudgeons) |
| Max. size: |
9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe and Asia: Aegean basin, from Maritza to Aliakmon drainages (Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia). Populations from Maritza and Vardar drainages probably represent two species, Gobio bulgaricus and Gobio balcanicus. |
| Diagnosis: |
Diagnosed from other congeners in Adriatic and Aegean Sea basin by having the following characters: scales between anus and anal origin 4-6; head length 25-29% SL; breast scaled between pectorals, scales reaching forward beyond base of pectoral (at least in some individuals of any population); scales on lateral line usually 35-38 + 3 ; scale rows around caudal peduncle 14-16; eye diameter 1.1-1.5 times in interorbital distance (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Found in stretches of streams and rivers with moderate flow, usually on sand bottom (Ref. 59043). Size reaches up to about 9 cm SL (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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