Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Details
High backed with flat sides and a straight underbelly plus one barbule at each side of its inferior mouth.
Can be a nuisance when fishing for other species.
Average weight 3/4 oz.(21 gm).
Specimen fish 2 oz.(57 gm)
Colouring
Back = Dark Brown
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Flanks = Yellow/Brown
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Underside =Silver
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Fins = Grey/Yellow
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Habitat
These small cousins of the Barbel are found in almost any waterway and have a good resistance to pollution feeding all year round on or near the bottom of almost any waterway.
Natural foods are bottom dwelling organisms such as the larvae of caddis fly - midge and may fly.
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