| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| Max. size: |
6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: stream Čikola in Krka drainage, Croatia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 36-38. Diagnosed from its congeners by the possession of the following characters: mouth terminal; body naked, no scales except for midlateral row and a few scales above lateral line behind head; 18-45 total scales in midlateral row, lateral line often interrupted posteriorly, with 16-29 pored scales, ending between pelvic fin base and almost end of caudal peduncle; caudal fin shallowly forked, with round lobes (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits streams with slow current. Spawns in June. Threatened due to water abstraction and pollution (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 (B1ab(ii)+2ab(ii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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