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Babka gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857)

Racer goby
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Bychok-gonets, Goad goby, бычок-гонец
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in fresh and brackish waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea basin (in estuaries of the Sea os Azov, the Bay of Taganrog and the Don basin), as well as along the coasts of the northern and middle Caspian Sea (Ref. 26334). This has extended its range to several areas within the country where they have become locally established (Ref. 45022). EurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic.   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 49°N - 40°N, 25°E - 54°E

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