Babka (fish)

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.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.

Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Babka gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (racer goby) Babka macrophthalma (Kessler, 1877)

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