Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker, 1871
Chinese lizard gudgeon
Saurogobio dabryi
photo by CAFS

Family:  Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Max. size:  27.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 106.3 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 7; dH range: 20
Distribution:  Asia: Amur basin to Xi Jiang [Pearl River]; Mongolia and Korea. Found in Viet Nam (Ref. 89724).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 25-26. Dark gray in the back of the body, gray in the upper part of the body, silver white in the lower part and stomach ( Ref. 33303).
Biology:  Adults inhabit rivers and lakes (Ref. 26334).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 June 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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