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Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Squalidus: Latin, squalidus = pale, weak + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Willy Georg Wolterstorff (1864–1943) was a German geologist and herpetologist who was a curator at Magdeburg Museum. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101562); common length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 31.70 g (Ref. 111268)
Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jin, X., 1991. Gobioninae. p. 185-223. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y. Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou. 589 p. (Ref. 33299)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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