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💧 Freshwater Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Alburnoides Devolli

Alburnoides devolli Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010
Max Length
9.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in river sections 0.5-1 m deep and up to 5 m wide with a moderately fast current at an elevation of about 1050 m .

Scientific Name
Alburnoides devolli
Authority
Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
9.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Distinguished from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: anal fin with 11½-13½ branched rays; 44-48 large scales on the total pored lateral line; total vertebrae usually 40 (20+20); shallow caudal peduncle (depth 35-43% body depth at dorsal fin origin); usually mostly or completely scaled ventral keel; mouth with a straight and upturned cleft; interorbital width 1.1-1.4 times the eye diameter; completely ossified preethmoid; and narrow, very deeply indented anterior tip of the urohyal, a unique feature among species of Alburnoides from western Europe .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Alburnoides Devolli is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Alburnoides Devolli is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Alburnoides Devolli is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate known only from the Devoll [Devol, Devolli] River in the upper Seman River drainage, Albania.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
9.5cm
Dorsal Rays
12
Anal Rays
16
Vertebrae
41

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
28.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010

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