The Caspian gudgeon (Gobio holurus) is a freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is a small fish, less than 10 cm, which is distributed in the drainages of the Western Caspian Sea basin (Kuma, Terek and Sulak river drainages) in Russia and adjacent countries. It is widespread and not threatened, but there is no information about its biology.[1][2]
Caspian gudgeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
Genus: | Gobio |
Species: | G. holurus
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Binomial name | |
Gobio holurus Fowler, 1976
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References
edit- ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Gobio holurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135646A4169880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135646A4169880.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gobio holurus". FishBase.