Thessaly gudgeon (Gobio feraeensis) fish species and information / pictures of Thessaly gudgeon - Gobio feraeensis

Thessaly gudgeon (Gobio feraeensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Gobio feraeensis

Common Name
Thessaly gudgeon

Biology
Differs from other congeners in Europe by having the following characters: scale rows between anus and anal origin 3-4; scales on lateral line 36-38 + 2-3; scale rows between lateral line and pelvic origin 3? -4; breast scaled between pectorals; scales around caudal peduncle 16; distance between anus and anal origin smaller than eye diameter; and eye diameter 1.0-1.3 times in interorbital distance (Ref. 59043).

Classification

Classified By

Stephanidis, 1973

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

Europe

Distribution

Europe: Pinios and Karla Lake drainages in Thessaly, Greece.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v))