Gymnocephalus acerina (Gmelin, 1789)
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 Donets ruffe (Gymnocephalus acerina) is a species of perch native to eastern Europe where it occurs in the basins of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. They inhabit freshwater lakes and rivers usually over hard compacted sand. They are predominantly crepuscular and prey mostly on invertebrates (crustaceans, insect larvae, mollusks), rarely on fish. They are inactive during winter months, and usually move to deeper places until the ice melts. Spawning occurs in small rivers with heavy currents. This species reaches a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Donets ruffe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:40:36.947151+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnocephalus acerina (Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (Gmelin, 1789)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Percidae
- Genus
- Gymnocephalus
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyPercidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyPercinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGymnocephalus Bloch, 1793
- speciesGymnocephalus acerina (Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnocephalus ambriaelacus Geiger & Schliewen, 2010 | PercidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocephalus baloni Holcík & Hensel, 1974 | PercidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnocephalus cernua (Linnaeus, 1758) | PercidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped ruffeGymnocephalus schraetser (Linnaeus, 1758) | PercidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gymnocephalus acerinus (Gmelin, 1789) (Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
| Acerina acerina (Güldenstädt, 1774) (Güldenstädt, 1774) | synonym |
| Perca acerina Güldenstädt, 1774 Güldenstädt, 1774 | synonym |
| Perca acerina Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723433 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:3HQWK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.