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Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855)

Description

Lower lip continuous, with two median lobes along its posterior margin, separated by a median furrow (Ref. 43281). No papilla on lips. One pair of short maxillary barbels. Anus close to ventral-fin base than to anal-fin base. Body with eight rounded dusky blotches along lateral line (Ref. 12819). Mouth inferior; dorsal with convex distal margin; several vertical rows of black dots on caudal (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

  • Hrouzkovka skvrnoploutvá , Czech , Czechia
  • Amur false gudgeon , English , Kazakhstan
  • Amur false gudgeon , English , Uzbekistan
  • Chinese false gudgeon , English , Russia
  • Chinese false gudgeon , English , Global
  • Harilik ebarünt , Estonian , Estonia
  • Jõeabbottiin , Estonian , Estonia
  • Aasiantörö , Finnish , Finland
  • Tsuchifuki , Japanese , Japan
  • ツチフキ , Japanese , Japan
  • 버들매치 , Korean , Korea (South)
  • 棒花魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 江似鮈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 棒花鱼 , Mandarin Chinese () , China
  • 棒花鱼 , Mandarin Chinese (Beijing,Guizhou,Guangxi,Hunan,Fujian,Heilongj) , China
  • Nibykielb amurski , Polish , Poland
  • Kitaiskii lzshe-peskar , Russian , Russia
  • речная абботина , Russian , Russia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cypriniformes

    Family: Gobionidae

    Genus: Abbottina

    Species: Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Asia: originally eastern China, Korea and Japan. Introduced in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). Recorded from Tedzhen River basin in Turkmenistan (Ref. 39702).

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit shallow zones of lentic rivers and lakes with sandy or muddy bottoms (Ref. 12819).

    Habitat

    brackish