Balon's ruffe
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Gymnocephalus |
| Species: | G. baloni
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| Gymnocephalus baloni | |
Balon's ruffe (Gymnocephalus baloni), also known as the Danube ruffe, is a species of perch native to the drainages of the Danube from delta to Germany and the Dnieper from delta to Kiev and is expected to occur in the Dniester. It inhabits areas with sand or mud substrates. It is active at night and feeds on small invertebrates. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2] It is named after Polish-Canadian ichthyologist Eugene K. Balon.
References
- ^ Freyhof, J. 2011. Gymnocephalus baloni. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 01 May 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Gymnocephalus baloni" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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