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Gobio feraeensis Stephanidis, 1973 Thessaly gudgeon |
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photo by
Kommatas, Vardakas & Tachos (HCMR - IIW) |
| Family: | Gobionidae (Gudgeons) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Europe: Pinios and Karla Lake drainages in Thessaly, Greece. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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 3½ -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). | |||
| Biology: | Usually found on sand bottom (Ref. 59043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 July 2023 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||