Species in the Danube

     n= 121 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Abramis brama Freshwater bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 82.0 TL 3.0 native
Acipenser baerii Siberian sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 200.0 TL 3.3 native
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Danube sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 236.0 TL 3.3 native
Acipenser nudiventris Fringebarbel sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 211.0 TL 3.3 native
Acipenser ruthenus Sterlet sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 125.0 TL 3.6 native
Acipenser stellatus Starry sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 250.0 TL 3.5 native
Alburnoides bipunctatus Schneider Leuciscidae benthopelagic 18.5 TL 2.9 native
Alburnus danubicus Leuciscidae benthopelagic 20.0 SL 2.7 native
Alburnus mento Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 2.7 native
Alburnus sarmaticus Leuciscidae benthopelagic 25.0 SL 2.7 native
Alburnus sava Leuciscidae benthopelagic 21.8 SL 2.7 native
Alosa caspia Caspian shad Alosidae pelagic-neritic 32.0 TL 3.5 native
Alosa immaculata Pontic shad Alosidae pelagic-neritic 39.0 SL 4.0 native
Alpinocottus poecilopus Alpine bullhead Cottidae demersal 15.0 SL 3.0 native
Ambloplites rupestris Rock bass Centrarchidae benthopelagic 43.0 TL 3.4 native
Ameiurus natalis Yellow bullhead Ictaluridae demersal 60.0 TL 3.3 native
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown bullhead Ictaluridae demersal 55.0 TL 3.7 introduced
Babka gymnotrachelus Racer goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 16.2 TL 3.3 introduced
Ballerus ballerus Zope Leuciscidae benthopelagic 49.0 TL 3.2 native
Ballerus sapa White-eye bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 35.0 TL 2.9 native
Barbatula barbatula Stone loach Nemacheilidae demersal 21.0 TL 2.6 native
Barbus balcanicus Danube barbel Cyprinidae benthopelagic 17.5 SL 3.1 native
Barbus barbus Barbel Cyprinidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 3.1 native
Barbus biharicus Biharian barbel Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11.5 SL 3.0 native
Barbus carpathicus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 27.0 SL 3.1 native
Barbus petenyi Cyprinidae benthopelagic 25.0 SL 3.1 native
Benthophilus nudus Black Sea tadpole-goby Gobiidae demersal 15.0 TL 3.4 native
Blicca bjoerkna White bream Leuciscidae demersal 45.5 TL 2.9 native
Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker Catostomidae demersal 64.0 TL 2.5 native
Chondrostoma nasus Common nase Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.0 TL 2.0 native
Cobitis elongata Cobitidae benthopelagic 16.0 SL 3.3 endemic
Cobitis elongatoides Cobitidae benthopelagic 14.6 TL 3.3 native
Cobitis megaspila Cobitidae benthopelagic 3.2 native
Cobitis strumicae Bulgarian spined loach Cobitidae benthopelagic 11.0 SL 3.3 native
Cobitis tanaitica Cobitidae benthopelagic 9.5 SL 3.2 native
Coregonus peled Peled Salmonidae demersal 50.0 TL 4.1 introduced
Cottus cognatus Slimy sculpin Cottidae demersal 12.1 TL 3.4 native
Cottus gobio Bullhead Cottidae demersal 18.0 TL 3.2 native
Cottus haemusi Cottidae benthopelagic 10.0 SL 3.3 native
Cottus metae Cottidae benthopelagic 9.7 SL 3.3 native
Cottus transsilvaniae Cottidae benthopelagic 9.7 SL 3.3 native
Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 2.0 introduced
Culaea inconstans Brook stickleback Gasterosteidae demersal 8.7 TL 3.2 native
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 3.4 native
Esox lucius Northern pike Esocidae pelagic 150.0 TL 4.1 native
Eudontomyzon danfordi Carpathian lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 30.0 TL 3.2 endemic
Eudontomyzon mariae Ukrainian brook lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 22.2 TL 3.7 native
Eudontomyzon vladykovi Danubian brook lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 21.2 TL 3.6 endemic
Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7.0 TL 3.1 introduced
Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 11.0 TL 3.3 native
Gobio carpathicus Carpathian gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 12.0 SL 3.2 native
Gobio gobio Gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 21.0 TL 3.1 native
Gobio obtusirostris Gobionidae benthopelagic 12.5 SL 3.2 native
Gymnocephalus ambriaelacus Percidae benthopelagic 11.7 SL 3.4 endemic
Gymnocephalus baloni Danube ruffe Percidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 3.5 native
Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe Percidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 3.3 native
Gymnocephalus schraetser Schraetzer Percidae demersal 30.0 TL 3.4 native
Hucho hucho Huchen Salmonidae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 4.2 native
Huso huso Beluga Acipenseridae pelagic-neritic 800.0 TL 4.4 native
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 2.0 introduced
Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth buffalo Catostomidae demersal 112.0 TL 3.0 native
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth buffalo Catostomidae benthopelagic 123.0 TL 3.1 introduced
Ictiobus niger Black buffalo Catostomidae demersal 123.0 TL 3.4 native
Lampetra planeri European brook lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 20.5 TL 3.8 native
Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish Centrarchidae benthopelagic 31.0 TL 3.5 native
Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed Centrarchidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 3.3 introduced
Leuciscus aspius Asp Leuciscidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 4.5 native
Leuciscus leuciscus Common dace Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 2.9 native
Lota lota Burbot Lotidae demersal 152.0 TL 3.8 native
Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass Centrarchidae benthopelagic 69.0 TL 3.6 native
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth black bass Centrarchidae benthopelagic 97.0 TL 3.8 introduced
Misgurnus fossilis Weatherfish Cobitidae demersal 30.7 TL 3.4 introduced
Neogobius fluviatilis Monkey goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 20.0 SL 3.4 native
Neogobius melanostomus Round goby Gobiidae demersal 35.0 TL 3.3 introduced
Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 39.0 SL 2.2 introduced
Pelecus cultratus Sichel Leuciscidae pelagic 60.0 TL 3.6 native
Perca fluviatilis European perch Percidae demersal 60.0 SL 4.2 native
Percarina demidoffii Percarina Percidae benthopelagic 10.0 SL 3.5 native
Perccottus glenii Chinese sleeper Odontobutidae demersal 25.0 TL 3.6 introduced
Petroleuciscus borysthenicus Dnieper chub Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 3.1 native
Phoxinus phoxinus Eurasian minnow Leuciscidae demersal 14.0 TL 3.2 native
Ponticola kessleri Bighead goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 22.0 TL 3.5 native
Proterorhinus marmoratus Tubenose goby Gobiidae demersal 11.5 TL 3.5 introduced
Proterorhinus semilunaris Western tubenose goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 9.0 SL 3.3 native
Pseudorasbora parva Stone moroko Gobionidae benthopelagic 12.5 TL 3.1 introduced
Pungitius platygaster Southern ninespine stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.5 native
Rhodeus amarus European bitterling Acheilognathidae benthopelagic 11.2 TL 3.0 native
Rhodeus sericeus Bitterling Acheilognathidae benthopelagic 11.0 TL 2.1 native
Romanichthys valsanicola Asprete Percidae benthopelagic 11.0 SL 3.2 native
Romanogobio albipinnatus White-finned gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.3 native
Romanogobio antipai Danube delta gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 7.3 SL 3.3 native
Romanogobio kesslerii Kessler's gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.3 native
Romanogobio uranoscopus Danubian longbarbel gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 10.0 SL 3.3 native
Romanogobio vladykovi Gobionidae demersal 11.5 SL 3.4 native
Rutilus heckelii Leuciscidae benthopelagic 43.0 SL 3.4 native
Rutilus meidingeri Leuciscidae benthopelagic 70.0 TL 3.4 native
Rutilus pigus Leuciscidae benthopelagic 45.0 SL 3.1 native
Rutilus rutilus Roach Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.2 TL 3.4 native
Rutilus virgo Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 3.4 native
Sabanejewia aurata Golden spined loach Cobitidae demersal 14.0 TL 3.2 native
Sabanejewia balcanica Balcan spined loach Cobitidae demersal 9.0 SL 3.2 native
Sabanejewia bulgarica Cobitidae demersal 12.0 TL 3.2 native
Sabanejewia romanica Cobitidae demersal 12.0 TL 3.2 endemic
Sabanejewia vallachica Eastern Carpathian golden loach Cobitidae demersal 9.0 SL 3.2 native
Salmo labrax Black Sea salmon Salmonidae demersal 80.0 SL 3.7 native
Salmo trutta Sea trout Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 140.0 SL 3.4 introduced
Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout Salmonidae benthopelagic 86.0 SL 3.3 introduced
Sander lucioperca Pike-perch Percidae pelagic 100.0 SL 4.0 native
Sander volgensis Volga pikeperch Percidae demersal 40.0 SL 4.1 native
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Leuciscidae benthopelagic 61.7 TL 2.9 native
Silurus glanis Wels catfish Siluridae benthopelagic 273.0 TL 4.4 native
Squalius cephalus Chub Leuciscidae benthopelagic 60.0 SL 2.7 native
Syngnathus abaster Black-striped pipefish Syngnathidae demersal 22.1 SL 3.2 native
Telestes karsticus Leuciscidae pelagic 12.7 SL 3.3 native
Telestes souffia Vairone Leuciscidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 3.4 native
Thymallus arcticus Arctic grayling Salmonidae benthopelagic 76.0 TL 3.3 native
Umbra krameri Mudminnow Umbridae benthopelagic 17.0 TL 3.3 native
Vimba elongata Leuciscidae benthopelagic 3.0 native
Vimba vimba Vimba bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.0 TL 3.3 native
Zingel streber Danube streber Percidae demersal 22.0 TL 3.5 native
Zingel zingel Zingel Percidae demersal 48.0 SL 3.8 native
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