| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | PERCIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Gymnocephalus baloni | |||
| Species Authority: | Holcík & Hensel, 1974 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | ||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2008 | ||||||
| Assessor/s: | Freyhof, J. | ||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Kottelat, M. & Smith, K. | ||||||
| Contributor/s: | Kottelat, M. | ||||||
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Justification: A widespread species with no known major widespread threats. European Union 27 = LC. Same rationale as above. |
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| Range Description: | Danube (from delta to Bavaria), Dniestr and Dniepr (from delta to Kiev) drainages. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Germany; Hungary; Moldova; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Ukraine
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| Population: | Abundant. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and 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. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No major threats known. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Freyhof, J. 2008. Gymnocephalus baloni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. |
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