Danube whitefin gudgeon explained

The Danube whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio vladykovi)[1] is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in the Danube drainage. The maximal length is 11.5 cm, maximal reported age 4 years.

This species reaches a length of 11.5cm (04.5inches).

Etymology

Named in honor of ichthyologist Vadim D. Vladykov (1898-1986)[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland. 646 p.
  2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE . 4 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 29 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190929065546/http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes14/ . dead .

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