The Danube delta gudgeon (Romanogobio antipai) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the lower Danube in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. It was last recorded in the 1960s, with many studies conducted in its home range, all failing to find the species,[2] until in 2016 a specimen was collected from the Bulgarian sector of the Danube.[3]

Danube delta gudgeon

Extinct (No, rediscovered)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Romanogobio
Species:
R. antipai
Binomial name
Romanogobio antipai

Named in memory of Romanian zoologist Grigore Antipa (1867-1944), who collected the type specimen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Romanogobio antipai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135636A4167651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135636A4167651.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Romanogobio antipai". FishBase. November 2016 version.
  3. ^ Bogutskaya, Nina; Stefanov, Tihomir; Naseka, Alexander; Diripasko, Oleg (2019). "A recent record of Romanogobio antipai (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Gobioninae) from the Danube River in Bulgaria" (PDF). ZooKeys (825): 105–122. Bibcode:2019ZooK..825..105B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.825.32434. PMC 6403199. PMID 30853831. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 March 2024). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 June 2024.