Gobio hettitorum

Gobio hettitorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Gobio
Species: G. hettitorum
Binomial name
Gobio hettitorum
Ladiges, 1960

Gobio hettitorum or the Taurus gudgeon[1] (also cited as dere kayasi[2]) is a species of gudgeon, a small freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in a single stream in Turkey. It is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and is threatened by habitat loss but not by pollution.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. 2014. Gobio hettitorum. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gobio hettitorum" in FishBase. April 2006 version.. Downloaded on 22 July 2014.


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