Percidae

Donets ruffe

Gymnocephalus acerina

Benthic Hunter of European Waters

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The Donets ruffe (Gymnocephalus acerina) is a species of perch native to eastern Europe where it occurs in the basins of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. They inhabit freshwater lakes and rivers usually over hard compacted sand. They are predominantly crepuscular and prey mostly on invertebrates (crustaceans, insect larvae, mollusks), rarely on fish.