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Balkan gudgeon

Gobio obtusirostris Valenciennes, 1842

Status not recordedbony fish

The balkan gudgeon (Gobio obtusirostris) is a species in the family Gobionidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the balkan gudgeon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the balkan gudgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the balkan gudgeon endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the balkan gudgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyGobionidae
  6. genusGobio
  7. SpeciesGobio obtusirostris Valenciennes, 1842
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Danube gudgeonEnglish
  • hrouzek dunajskýCzech
  • Donau-GründlingGerman
  • tonavantöröFinnish
  • Goujon à tête obtuseFrench
  • Dunavska krkušaCroatian
  • bukastukis gružlysLithuanian
  • Donau riviergrondelDutch
  • Kiełb dunajskiPolish
  • Короткорылый пескарьRussian
  • navadni globočekSlovenian
  • КркушаSerbian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balkan gudgeon

Other species in the same genus Gobio.

LC, Least Concern
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)

Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Gobionidae

Dere Kayasi

Gobio hettitorum

GobionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the balkan gudgeon?

The balkan gudgeon (Gobio obtusirostris) belongs to the family Gobionidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Balkan gudgeon (Gobio obtusirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-gudgeon

MLA

“Balkan gudgeon (Gobio obtusirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-gudgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{balkan_gudgeon_2026,
  title = {Balkan gudgeon (Gobio obtusirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-gudgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}