Danube whitefin gudgeon
from the Morava River, Czech Republic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Romanogobio
Species:
R. vladykovi
Binomial name
Romanogobio vladykovi
(P. W. Fang, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Gobio vladykovi P. W. Fang, 1943

The Danube whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio vladykovi)[2] is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in the Danube drainage. The maximal length is 11.5 cm, maximal reported age 4 years.

This species reaches a length of 11.5 cm (4.5 in).[3]

Etymology

Named in honor of ichthyologist Vadim D. Vladykov (1898-1986)[4]

References

  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Romanogobio vladykovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135652A4171268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135652A4171268.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland. 646 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Romanogobio vladykovi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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