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Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Squalidus: Latin, squalidus = pale, weak + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Dybowski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 15 - 20; depth range ? - 10 m (Ref. 38401). Temperate; 14°C - 22°C (Ref. 13614)
Asia: Amur basin in Russia and China; Mongolia (Ref. 57778); Viet Nam (Ref. 89724); and Japan (Ref. 78994).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126870); max. published weight: 49.60 g (Ref. 126870)
Found on coarse sandy bottoms of lakes (Ref. 38401). Feeds on aquatic insects, gammarids, small gastropods and zooplankton (Ref. 38401). Adults spawn at the end of June (Ref. 1441 as G. ussuriensis).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bogutskaya, N.G., A.M. Naseka, S.V. Shedko, E.D. Vasil'eva and I.A. Chereshnev, 2008. The fishes of the Amur River: updated check-list and zoogeography. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(4):301-366. (Ref. 82587)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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