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 drainage of the Danube river in Europe. The species has been known to reach a length of 11.5cm (04.5inches); the oldest reported age for the species is 4 years. Its diet includes insect larvae.

Etymology

The scientific name of the species was chosen in honor of (1898–1986), a Ukrainian ichthyologist.^[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 .