Gobio macrocephalus Mori, 1930
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
Gobio macrocephalus, commonly known as bighead gudgeon, is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Gobionidae. It is found in Asia in South Korea, also in the Tumen River, China. It is a freshwater demersal fish, up to 14 centimetres (5.5 in) long.
Wikipedia contributors, Gobio macrocephalus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:48.899234+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gobio macrocephalus Mori, 1930
- Name authority
- Mori, 1930
- 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 macrocephalus Mori, 1930
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 holurus Fowler, 1976 | 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 macrocephalus Mori, 1930 Mori, 1930 | 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.
- Mori, T. (1930). On the fresh water fishes from the Tumen River, Korea, with description of new species. Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society, 11: 39–49, Pl. 3. [Also as a separate, dated Dec., pp. 1–11, Pl. 3]. 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:3GP9H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.