gudgeon
Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Gobio gobio, or the gudgeon or common gudgeon, is a species of fish in the family Gobionidae. This small fish is widely distributed in freshwater streams and lakes across central and temperate Eurasia.
The gudgeon inhabits various freshwater habitats with sandy bottoms. It is a gregarious species, and feeds on benthic invertebrates. Its lifespan is up to five years. Gudgeons are usually smaller than 12 cm, rarely over 15 cm long. The common name gudgeon may also refer to other species of fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Gobio gobio; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:28:21.817136+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- gudgeon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Gobionidae
- Genus
- Gobio
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyGobionidae Bleeker, 1863
- genusGobio Cuvier, 1816
- speciesGobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gobio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gobio acutipinnatus Men'shikov, 1939 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio alverniae Kottelat & Persat, 2005 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio artvinicus Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş, 2016 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio brevicirris Fowler, 1976 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aegean gudgeonGobio bulgaricus Drensky, 1926 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio carpathicus Vladykov, 1925 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio coriparoides Nichols, 1925 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio cynocephalus Dybowski, 1869 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio feraeensis Stephanidis, 1973 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio gymnostethus Ladiges, 1960 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio holurus Fowler, 1976 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio kizilirmakensis Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş, 2016 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GP8J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.