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Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Paracanthobrama: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, akantha = thorn + old French breme, bresme, a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Antoine Alphone Guichenot (1809–1876) was a French zoologist, primarily interested in herpetology and ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Eggs are sticky and are deposited on submerged aquatic plants or other material.
Yue, P., 1998. Gobioninae. p. 232-389. In Y.Y. Chen, X.L. Chu, Y.L. Luo, Y.R. Chen, H.Z. Liu and M.G. He (eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes II. Science Press. Beijing. 531p. (Ref. 33792)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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