| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| Max. size: |
13.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Arade, Algibre and Bordeira basins in the extreme south of Portugal (Ref. 28035). Reported from the Iberian Peninsula, Spain (Ref. 119049). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 37-38. Diagnosed from its congeners in Iberian Peninsula by having the following characters: infraorbitals 4 and 5 very large, completely fused; 33-40 + 2 scales on lateral line; snout rounded; mouth subterminal, upper jaw projecting; head length less than body depth; and 2½ -3 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic fin origin (Ref. 59043). Preopercular-mandibular canal communicates with infraorbital canal (Ref. 28035). |
| Biology: |
An ubiquitous species which inhabits small to medium sized streams with Mediterranean water regime. May be restricted to very small pools during summer. Mature individuals breed in shallow riffle habitats in fast-flowing water (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 08 December 2023 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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