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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Ukrainian gudgeon

Gobio sarmaticus Berg, 1949
Max Length
13 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits streams in foot hills and lowlands with moderate current. Size reaches up to about 13 cm SL .

Scientific Name
Gobio sarmaticus
Authority
Berg, 1949
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
13 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Differs from its congeners in Black and Caspian Sea basins by the possession of the following characters: breast without scales between pectorals or scales present only along midline; barbel extending between anterior eye margin and middle of eye; snout length 0.8-0.9 times in postorbital distance; head length 26-32% SL; head depth 17-18% SL at nape; 45-54% HL at eye; body depth 21-24% SL; head width 16-19% SL, 54-61% HL; eye diameter 5-7% SL, 2.8-3.5 times in head depth, 1.3-1.8 times in interorbital distance (at 7-10 cm SL); and caudal peduncle depth 29-34% HL .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ukrainian gudgeon is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate South Bug drainages in Ukraine.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00724 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
13cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
34.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Berg, 1949

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