Danubian longbarbel gudgeon
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit riffles of small, fast-flowing rivers and bottom of large rivers with water velocities of 0.7 m/s and more, stone bottom, in submontane zone. Young individuals prefer areas with slow current and shallow shoreline on sand bottom. Adults are nocturnal and solitary while juveniles are diurnal. Spawning occurs in shallow areas with very high current of about 1 m/s . Adults feed on insects and benthic invertebrates . Are sensitive to pollution and damming; locally threatened, especially in western and southern Danube drainage; extirpated in the upper Danube .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosed from its congeners in Black Sea basin by having the following characters: anus situated midway between pelvic and anal origins or closer to anal origin; predorsal scales without longitudinal epithelial crests; caudal peduncle depth 3.0-3.5 times in its length; dorsal and caudal rays with faint dark spots, forming one dark vertical row .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Danubian longbarbel gudgeon is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Both male and female move to surface or open water to spawn. Eggs drift with current, sink to bottom and stick to substrate .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 49°N - 43°N, 8°E - 28°E
🌿 Ecology
insects and benthic invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Danube Gudgeon · Danubian Longbarbel Gudgeon · Longwhisker Gudgeon · Stone Gudgeon |
| 🌍BUL | Малка кротушка |
| 🌍CES | Hrouzek dlouhovousý |
| 🇩🇪German | Steingressling |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | tähystäjätörö |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Tankorepa krkuša |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Felpillantó küllő |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Пескарь дунайский |
| 🌍SLK | Hrúz fúzatý |
| 🌍SLV | zvezdogled |
| 🌍UKR | Пічкур дунайський · Пічкур-білопер дунайський |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprinus uranoscopus | Agassiz | 1828 | Homotypic |
| Gobio frici | Vladykov | 1925 | Synonym |
| Gobio uranoscopus | Agassiz | 1828 | Synonym |
| Gobio uranoscopus frici | Vladykov | 1925 | Synonym |
| Gobio uranoscopus uranoscopus | Agassiz | 1828 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Danubian longbarbel gudgeon.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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