Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes, 1842)

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cypriniformes \| Cyprinidae
Synonyms	Gobio damascinus, Capoeta capoeta damascinus, Varicorhinus damascinus, ... more
Common names	Gel Khorok, Hafaf, Parma levantská, ... more

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Main reference

Krupp, F. and W. Schneider. 1989. (Ref. 13609)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13609); common length : 29.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11028)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 15°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

Eurasia: Jordan River drainage basin, the entire Levant, Mesopotamia and parts of southern Turkey.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8

Occurs in lakes, streams with fast and slow-moving water currents and in clear and muddy water. Bottom fish that feeds on aufwuchs which it scrapes from the substrate with the horny sheet of the lower lip. Its diet consists of algae, aquatic invertebrates, and detritus (Ref. 13609). It spawns between January and March in small streams where it deposits its eggs on gravel. Tasteless fish, and the spawn is toxic (Andrey Marlin, pers. comm., 2003).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1-3 and Fec>10,000)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

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