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Family Order: Cypriniformes 🍽️ 6 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish

Gobionidae

Species
131
Genera
9
Max Length
67 cm
Max Weight
3.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.22
Threatened
6

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Japan
5 spp.
China
3 spp.
Laos
3 spp.
Mongolia
3 spp.
Russia
2 spp.
Uzbekistan
2 spp.
Kazakhstan
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Denmark
1 spp.
Ireland
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
1 m
Deepest
20 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
130
🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
EN
DD
Least Concern 57
Near Threatened 4
Vulnerable 5
Endangered 9
Critically Endangered 6
Data Deficient 17

🐟 Species in Gobionidae

131 total
Gobiobotia Yuanjiangensis
Gobiobotia yuanjiangensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Hemibarbus Brevipennus
Hemibarbus brevipennus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Lehoai
Hemibarbus lehoai
💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Longirostris
Hemibarbus longirostris
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Hemibarbus Macracanthus
Hemibarbus macracanthus
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Hemibarbus Medius
Hemibarbus medius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Mylodon
Hemibarbus mylodon
💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Qianjiangensis
Hemibarbus qianjiangensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Songloensis
Hemibarbus songloensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Thacmoensis
Hemibarbus thacmoensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Umbrifer
Hemibarbus umbrifer
LC 💧 Freshwater
Işıklı gudgeon
Gobio maeandricus
EN 💧 Freshwater
Jialing Gudgeon
Gnathopogon herzensteini
💧 Freshwater
Long-nosed gudgeon
Microphysogobio tungtingensis
NT 💧 Freshwater
Manchurian gudgeon
Gnathopogon strigatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Alticorpus
Microphysogobio alticorpus
💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Anudarini
Microphysogobio anudarini
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Brevirostris
Microphysogobio brevirostris
💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Chenhsienensis
Microphysogobio chenhsienensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Chinssuensis
Microphysogobio chinssuensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Elongatus
Microphysogobio elongatus
💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Exilicauda
Microphysogobio exilicauda
💧 Freshwater
Microphysogobio Fukiensis
Microphysogobio fukiensis
LC 💧 Freshwater