Babka is a genus of gobies. Native to Black Sea and the Caspian Sea basins, one species B. gymnotrachelus, has been introduced to several rivers that drain into the Baltic Sea as well as the middle Danube River.[1][2]
| Babka | |
|---|---|
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| Racer goby (B. gymnotrachelus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Babka Iljin, 1927 |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Babka gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (racer goby)
- Babka macrophthalma (Kessler, 1877)
References
edit- ↑ Danilkiewicz Z (1996). "Babka łysa (gołogłowa), Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (Perciformes, Gobiidae) - nowy, gatunek w ichtiofaunie zlewiska Morza Bałtyckiego" [Bald goby, Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (Perciformes, Gobiidae) - a new species in the ichthyofauna of the Baltic Sea basin]. Komunikaty Rybackie [Fishing Communications] (in Polish). 2: 27–29.
- ↑ Guti G (2004). "First record of Racer Goby Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Pallas, 1811) in the Hungarian section of the Danube". Opusc. Zool. 35. Budapest: 83–84.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Babka". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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