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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

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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