''Gobio'' is a

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of typical gudgeons,

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in the

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Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

many of which are

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of south-eastern

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. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many

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previously in ''Gobio'' are now placed in the sister genus ''

Romanogobio ''Romanogobio'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in Europe and Asia. Species Currently, 18 described species are in this genus, including the extinct ''R. antipai'': * '' Romanogobio albipinnatus'' (Lukasch, 1933) (white-finned gudgeon) * '' R ...

''.

Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Gobio acutipinnatus ''Gobio acutipinnatus'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like ...

'' Men'shikov, 1939 * ''

Gobio alverniae The Auvergne gudgeon (''Gobio alverniae'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the upper Loire, Dordogne, Lot Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas * Land lot, ...

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& Persat, 2005 (Auvergne gudgeon) * ''

Gobio artvinicus ''Gobio artvinicus'' is a species of Gobio, gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Aralik and Çifteköpru Rivers in the Black Sea basin in Turkey. References

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, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş, 2016 Turan, D., Japoshvili, B., Aksu, İ. & Bektaş, Y. (2016): Description of two new species of the genus ''Gobio'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Black Sea coast of Turkey. ''Zoology in the Middle East, 62 (2): 112-124.'' * ''

Gobio balcanicus ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' Dimovski & Grupche, 1977 * ''

Gobio baliki ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family (biology), family Cyprinidae many of which are endemism, endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many s ...

'' Turan, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Aksu & Bektaş, 2017 Turan, D., Kaya, C. Bayçelebi, E. Aksu, I. & Bektaş, Y. (2017): Gobio baliki, a new gudgeon from Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). '' Zootaxa, 4350 (2): 284–290.'' * ''

Gobio brevicirris The Don gudgeon (''Gobio brevicirris'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in Europe in the Don River system in Russia and Ukraine. It is a freshwater demersal fish Demersal fish, also know ...

'' Fowler, 1976 (Don gudgeon) * ''

Gobio bulgaricus ''Gobio bulgaricus'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Aegean basin, from the Maritza to Aliakmon drainages in Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hel ...

'' Drensky, 1926 * ''

Gobio carpathicus The Carpathian gudgeon (''Gobio carpathicus'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in Europe in the Tisza system, Danube drainage in Ukraine. Freshwater demersal fish Demersal fish, also kno ...

'' Vladykov, 1925 (Carpathian gudgeon) * ''

Gobio caucasicus The Colchic gudgeon (''Gobio caucasicus'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and A ...

'' Kamensky, 1901 (Colchic gudgeon) * ''

Gobio coriparoides ''Gobio coriparoides'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like t ...

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Gobio cynocephalus The Siberian gudgeon (''Gobio cynocephalus'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Amur The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the wor ...

'' Dybowski, 1869 (Siberian gudgeon) * ''

Gobio fahrettini ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' Turan, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Aksu & Bektaş, 2018 * ''

Gobio feraeensis The Thessaly gudgeon (''Gobio feraeensis'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and ...

'' Stephanidis, 1973 (Thessaly gudgeon) * ''

Gobio fushunensis The Fushun gudgeon (''Gobio fushunensis'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and ...

'' Y. H. Xie, Li & Xie, 2007 (Fushun gudgeon) * '' Gobio gobio'' ( Linnaeus,

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Gobio gymnostethus The Cappadocian gudgeon (''Gobio gymnostethus'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows ...

'' Ladiges, 1960 (Cappadocian gudgeon) * ''

Gobio hettitorum ''Gobio hettitorum'', the Taurus gudgeon or Anatolian gudgeon, (also cited as ''dere kayasi''. Downloaded on 22 July 2014.) is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the 15 km long Gökd ...

'' Ladiges, 1960 * ''

Gobio holurus 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 Terek may refer to: Plac ...

'' Fowler, 1976 (Caspian gudgeon) * ''

Gobio huanghensis ''Gobio huanghensis'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest i ...

'' P. Q. Luo, Le & Y. Y. Chen, 1977 * ''

Gobio insuyanus The Cihanbeyli gudgeon (''Gobio insuyanus'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, an ...

'' Ladiges, 1960 (Cihanbeyli gudgeon) * ''

Gobio intermedius The Eber gudgeon (''Gobio intermedius'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in streams flowing to Lakes Eber and Akşehir in central Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anat ...

'' Battalgil, 1944 (Eber gudgeon) * ''

Gobio kizilirmakensis ''Gobio kizilirmakensis'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Kızılırmak River basin in Turkey. Description ''Gobio kizilirmakensis'' distinguishes itself from others of its genus and regi ...

, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş, 2016 * ''

Gobio kovatschevi The Varna gudgeon (''Gobio kovatschevi'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and r ...

'' Chichkoff, 1937 (Varna gudgeon) * ''

Gobio krymensis The Salgir gudgeon (''Gobio krymensis'') is a species of Gobio, gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in Europe in rivers Salgir, Alma River (Ukraine), Alma, and Bel Bek drainages (southern Crimea) in Ukraine ...

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, 1973 (Salgir gudgeon) * ''

Gobio kubanicus ''Gobio kubanicus'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Kuban River The Kuban; Circassian: Псыжъ, ''Psyẑ'' or Псыжь, ''Psyź'' ; abq, Къвбина, ''Q̇vbina'' ; Karachay� ...

'' Vasil'eva, 2004 * ''

Gobio lepidolaemus ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

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, 1872 (Turkestan gudgeon) * ''

Gobio lingyuanensis ''Gobio lingyuanensis'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the ...

'' T. Mori, 1934 * ''

Gobio lozanoi Iberian gudgeon (''Gobio lozanoi'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread only in the Iberian Peninsula where it is indigenous in the Ebro and Bidasoa drainage, and in France in the Adour drainage, ...

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Gobio macrocephalus ''Gobio macrocephalus'', commonly known as bighead gudgeon, is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Asia in South Korea, also in the Tumen River, China. It is a freshwater demersal fish, up to lo ...

'' T. Mori, 1930 * ''

Gobio maeandricus ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' Naseka, Erk'akan & Küçük, 2006 (Işıklı gudgeon) * ''

Gobio meridionalis ''Gobio meridionalis'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the middle reaches of the Yellow River The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Standard Beijing Mandarin, Mandarin: ''Huáng ...

'' T. Q. Xu, 1987 * ''

Gobio microlepidotus ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' Battalgil, 1942 (Beyşehir gudgeon) * ''

Gobio nigrescens ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' (Keyserling, 1861) Mousavi-Sabet, H., Ganjbakhsh, B, Geiger, M.F. & Freyhof, J. (2016): Redescription of ''Gobio nigrescens'' from the Hari River drainage (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). '' Zootaxa, 4114: 71–80.'' * ''

Gobio obtusirostris ''Gobio obtusirostris'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the middle and upper reaches of the Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire ...

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Gobio occitaniae ''Gobio occitaniae'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mediterranean drainages to Mediterranean between Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river ...

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& Persat, 2005 * ''

Gobio ohridanus The Ohrid gudgeon (''Gobio ohridanus'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and rel ...

'' S. L. Karaman, 1924 (Ohrid gudgeon) * ''

Gobio rivuloides ''Gobio rivuloides'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the bar ...

, 1925 * ''

Gobio sakaryaensis The Sakarya gudgeon (''Gobio sakaryaensis'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the Tozman Stream and Sakarya River in Turkey. It is a freshwater subtropical demersal fish Demersal fis ...

, Ekmekçi, Lusková & Mendel, 2012 (Sakarya gudgeon) Turan, D., Ekmekçi, F.G., Luskova, V. & Mendel, J. (2012): Description of a new species of genus ''Gobio'' from Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). '' Zootaxa, 3257: 56–65.'' * ''

Gobio sarmaticus ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' L. S. Berg, 1949 (Ukrainian gudgeon) * ''

Gobio sibiricus ''Gobio sibiricus'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It was endemic to Mongolia, where it is found in Ob, Yenisei and Nura drainages. A recent study has shown that this species is also found in the upper r ...

'' A. M. Nikolskii, 1936 * ''

Gobio skadarensis The Skadar gudgeon (''Gobio skadarensis'') is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Lake Skadar Lake Skadar ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Скадарско језеро, Skadarsko jezero, ; sq, Liqeni i ...

'' S. L. Karaman, 1937 (Skadar gudgeon) * ''

Gobio soldatovi ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' L. S. Berg, 1914 (Soldatov's gudgeon) * ''

Gobio tauricus ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' Vasil'eva, 2005 * ''

Gobio tchangi ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gobio ...

'' S. C. Li, 2015 * '' Gobio tungussicus'' Borisov, 1928 * ''

Gobio volgensis ''Gobio volgensis'' is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Volga River The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europ ...

'' Vasil'eva, Mendel, Vasil'ev, Lusk & Lusková, 2008

References

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