Gobio holurus Fowler, 1976
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Caspian gudgeon (Gobio holurus) is a freshwater a small freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Gobionidae. It is a small fish, less than 10 cm, which is distributed in the drainages of the Western Caspian Sea basin (Kuma, Terek and Sulak river drainages) in Russia and adjacent countries. It is widespread and not threatened, but there is no information about its biology.
Wikipedia contributors, Caspian gudgeon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:41.005313+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gobio holurus Fowler, 1976
- Name authority
- Fowler, 1976
- 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 holurus Fowler, 1976
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 |
| gudgeonGobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobio gymnostethus Ladiges, 1960 | 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.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobio gobio holurus Fowler, 1976 Fowler, 1976 | synonym |
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.
- Fowler, H. W. (1976). A catalog of World fishes (XXIV). Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei), 29 (1/2): 1–110 [catalog v. 3, pp. 250–359]. 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3GP8Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.