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Pseudorasbora parva

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Pseudorasbora parva

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Also known as topmouth gudgeon, stone moroko

species of fish

OverviewAI-generated

Pseudorasbora parva, commonly known as the topmouth gudgeon, is a species of fish within the family Cyprinidae and order Cypriniformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The scientific name was established by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846, and the taxon is currently accepted.

This organism inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2022. Records of the species have been documented in Belgium, Russia, Japan, China, and Taiwan. These records are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UWFC, CUMV, USNM, and CAS.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

topmouth gudgeon

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded136,197

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
408
With media
37
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UWFC, CUMV, USNM, CAS
Recorded in
Belgium, Russia, Japan, China, Taiwan

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Encyclopedic overview

The stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), also known as the topmouth gudgeon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. This species is native to Asia, but has been introduced and is now considered an invasive species in Europe and North America. The fish's size is rarely above 8 cm, and usually 2 to 7.5 cm (0.79 to 2.95 in) long.

Stone moroko has a superior mouth Topmouth Gudeons may have varying colors in the spawning season

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pseudorasbora parva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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