Romanogobio benacensis
Species of fish
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Romanogobio benacensis, the Italian gudgeon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.[2] It is found in Italy and Slovenia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Romanogobio |
| Species: | R. benacensis |
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| Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini (ru), 1816) | |
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The Latin specific epithet benacensis refers to Lake Garda in northern Italy, which was known to the Romans as 'Benacus'.[3][4]
