Species

Where to catch danube gudgeon in Romania

Danube gudgeon (Kessler's stone gudgeon) · Romanogobio uranoscopus

Danube gudgeon (Kessler's stone gudgeon)

Size: 7–8 cm

  • The Danube gudgeon (Romanogobio uranoscopus) is a freshwater fish living near the bottom, 7–8 cm long (up to 13 cm), of the carp family, found in the mountain and hill rivers of the eastern part of the...
  • The species is found in the hill and mountain areas of the eastern Danube basin, from Austria and Slovakia to Bulgaria.
  • It is found in the mountain and hill sections of all the larger rivers that rise in the mountains.
  • It has been found in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Photo: Zsoldos Márton, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Rules on natural waters

You can keep it

It's not in its closed season now and has no legal minimum size.

The rules above are for natural waters (rivers, lakes, the Danube), where you also need a permit. On a private lake the lake's rules apply: many are catch & release or have their own limits.

Fishing spots with danube gudgeon (14)

Based on the species listed on each spot's page; counties with the most spots first.