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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Gobio: Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); alverniae: Named for Alvernia, a Roman province inhabited by the Arverne tribe, approximately corresponding to today's Auvergne..
More on authors: Kottelat & Persat.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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Europe: France in the upper Loire, Dordogne, Lot and Tran drainages.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56793)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosed from other congeners in Europe by the possession of the following characters: markedly concave interorbital area in over 8 cm SL individuals; 5 scales between anus and anal origin; head length 25-29% SL; breast scaled forward until in front of pectorals; 38-40 + 2-3 scales on lateral line; 4 scale rows between lateral and pelvic origin; eye diameter 1.4-1.7 times in interorbital distance; caudal peduncle depth 1.6-2.2 times in its length; midlateral blotches not conspicuous, not contrasted and with fuzzy margins; 16 scales rows around the caudal peduncle (Ref. 59043).

Inhabits streams in hilly area with moderate to swift current (Ref. 59043).

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Kottelat, M. and H. Persat, 2005. The genus Gobio in France, with redescription of G. gobio and description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Cybium 29(3):211-234. (Ref. 56793)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00304 - 0.01646), b=3.13 (2.96 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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