The Danube whitefin gudgeon (''Romanogobio vladykovi'') is a species of

freshwater fish Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels of s ...

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 barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

. It is distributed in the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

drainage. The maximal length is 11.5 cm, maximal reported age 4 years. This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

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

References

Sources

* Romanogobio Cyprinid fish of Europe Taxa named by Fang Ping-Wen Fish described in 1943 {{Gobioninae-stub