Northern whitefin gudgeon explained

The northern whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio belingi)[1] is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in the northern Black Sea basin (Dniester, Southern Bug, and Dnieper riverine systems), southern Baltic Sea basin (Oder, Vistula), southern North Sea basin (Elbe, Rhine). Also, reports from lakes Ilmen and Ladoga and its basins have been made, which are questionable. Their maximal length is 11.5 cm, with a maximal reported age of 5 years.

Named in honor of Demeter (Dimitry) E. Beling, Director of the Dnieper Biological Station, authority on Ukrainian fishes frequently cited in Slastenenko’s paper. [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 . 3 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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