Carpathian gudgeon

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Carpathian gudgeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Gobio
Species:
G. carpathicus
Binomial name
Gobio carpathicus
Vladykov, 1925
Synonyms
  • Gobio gobio carpathicus Vladykov, 1925

The Carpathian gudgeon (Gobio carpathicus) is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in Europe in the Tisza system, Danube drainage in Ukraine. Freshwater demersal fish, up to 12.0 cm long.

Etymology[edit]

Gobio is Latin for gobius which means gudgeon.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Gobio carpathicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2008: e.T135501A4133848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135501A4133848.en.
  2. ^ "Gobio carpathicus, Carpathian gudgeon".

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