Overview
Family : Perches ;
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Je, Ježdík dunajský, Jedík dunajský
Common Names in Danish:
Balons hork
Common Names in English:
Balon´s Ruffe, Balon's Ruffe, Danube Roach, Danube ruffe
Common Names in German:
Balons Kaulbarsch, Donau-Kaulbarsch
Common Names in Hungarian:
Széles durbincs
Common Names in Hungarian (Magyar):
Sz, Széles durbincs
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
巴底梅花鱸, 巴底梅花鲈
Common Names in Slovak:
Hrebenacka Vysok, Hrebenacka vysoká
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
Habitat
:
Open sand
and muddy bottom
in backwaters
,
large rivers
with moderate current
.
Biology
:
Males reproduce for the first time at 1-2 years, females at
2-3. Migrates from river mainstreams to backwaters to spawn
. Nocturnal
,
benthic
, feeding on small invertebrates
.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
-
- Family:
Percidae
()
- Genus:
Gymnocephalus
()
- Specific name:
baloni
- HolcÃk & Hensel, 1974
- Scientific name: - Gymnocephalus baloni Holc?k & Hensel, 1974 HolcÃk & Hensel, 1974
- Specific name:
baloni
- HolcÃk & Hensel, 1974
- Genus:
Gymnocephalus
(
- Family:
Percidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Gymnocephalus baloni Holc Ãk & Hensel • Gymnocephalus baloni Holc ík & Hensel • Gymnocephalus baloni Holcik & Hensel 1974 • Gymnocephalus baloni Holcík & Hensel, 1974 • Gymnocephalus baloni Holick & Hensel 1974
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 12-Aug-1998
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gymnocephalus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. acerina (Donets Ruffe) · G. acerinus (Don Ersh) · G. baloni (Balon´s Ruffe) · G. cernua (Redfin Darter) · G. cernuus (Eurasian Ruffe) · G. schraetser (Striped Ruffe) · G. schraetzer (Naked Characin)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Checklists for the CORINE Biotopes Programme and its application in the PHARE countries of Central and East Europe: including comparisons with relevant conventions and agreements on the conservation of European species and habitats EC url p. 105.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Freyhof, J. 2008. Gymnocephalus baloni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Gymnocephalus baloni. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127978
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33370
- Fishbase Species ID: 9400
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 650185
- IUCN ID: 212422
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5698
Footnotes
- Freyhof, J. 2008. Gymnocephalus baloni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
