Gobio | |
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Gobio gobio | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
Genus: |
Gobio G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Gobio is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm.
Many species previously in Gobio are now placed in the sister genus Romanogobio.
There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus: