Notes on the distribution and taxonomic status of Gobio gobio from the Moraca River basin (Montenegro)
2005
Abstract
The occurrence of common gudgeon in the River Moraca drainage of southern Montenegro was investigated. Low numbers of specimens were recorded in four out of five localities investigated on the Zeta River and at a single locality on the lower part of the River Moraca.
Allozyme analysis revealed that the specimens examined belong to the species Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758). The lower number of lateral line scales in common gudgeon from the Ohrid-Drim-Skadar system, as compared with other European populations, probably indicates clinal variability.
The results also demonstrate that the subspecies Gobio gobio ohridanus Karaman, 1924 is not a valid taxon.