White-finned gudgeon
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit bottom of moderately flowing lowland rivers, preferring sand bottom. Are nocturnal benthic species feeding on insect larvae and other larger benthic invertebrates. Locally threatened due to pollution and river engineering .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 6. Differs from its congeners in Caspian Sea basin by the possession of the following characters: longitudinal epithelial crests on predorsal scales; scale rows around caudal peduncle 14-16; scales on lateral line 42-43 + 2; dorsal fin with 7½ branched rays; and anal fin with 6½ branched rays .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-finned gudgeon is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 60°N - 45°N, 38°E - 51°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | White-finned Gudgeon · Whitefin Gudgeon · Белопёрый пескарь |
| 🌍CES | hrouzek běloploutvý |
| 🇩🇪German | Weißflossiger Gründling |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | valkoevätörö |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | halványfoltú küllő |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Kiełb białopłetwy |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Пескарь белопёрый |
| 🌍SLV | beloplavuti golobček |
| 🌍UKR | Пічкур білоперий |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobio albipinnatus | Lukasch | 1933 | Homotypic |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect White-finned gudgeon.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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