Phoxinellus alepidotus

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Phoxinellus alepidotus Heckel, 1843

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Phoxinellus: Greek, phoxinos = certain river fish; diminituve (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Subtropical; 47°N - 42°N, 13°E - 19°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Europe: streams in Glamočko, Livanjsko poljes; Duvanjsko ploje, Lakes Busko and Blidinje and intermittent streams Korana and Struga near Bosansko Grahovo (Bosnia Herzegovina).

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 59043)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Vertebre: 38 - 40. Diagnosed from its congeners by having the following characters: body naked, without scales except for lateral line scales; 11-42 pored lateral line scales, ending between pelvic fin origin and anal fin origin; caudal fin moderately forked; mouth subterminal (Ref. 59043).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Occur in lowland water bodies, with little current (Ref. 26100). Inhabit streams with clear water and enter subterranean karstic waters during winter or droughts. Spawn in shallower parts of streams where females probably lay 2-3 portions of eggs. Threatened due to pollution, habitat destruction and introduction of exotic species; limited data suggest that its decline in the last 10 years is likely to continue due to water abstraction and introductions of exotic species (Ref. 59043).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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