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Caspian gudgeon

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Caspian gudgeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Gobio
Species:
G. holurus
Binomial name
Gobio holurus
Fowler, 1976

The Caspian gudgeon (Gobio holurus) is a freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is a small fish, less than 10 cm, which is distributed in the drainages of the Western Caspian Sea basin (Kuma, Terek and Sulak river drainages) in Russia and adjacent countries. It is widespread and not threatened, but there is no information about its biology.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Gobio holurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135646A4169880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135646A4169880.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gobio holurus". FishBase.