Minnow-nase
📖 Overview
Reported to occur in fast flowing creeks and rivers . Inhabits slow-flowing streams and lakes. Abundant in lakes. Can colonize still water bodies (shallow clay pits without gravel, sand, current, waves or tributaries. Enters subterranean waters. Spawns on submerged plants. Threatened due to its retricted range, water abstraction and pollution. Populations sharply declined in the 20th century because of habitat destruction and pollution .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosed from congeners in Western Balkans and Adriatic basin by the following characters: scales on lateral line 78-106; mouth arched, lower lip with very thin cornified sheath; posterior margin of dorsal slightly concave or convex; ½ 13-21/1/8-13 scales in transverse row between dorsal-fin and pelvic-fin origins; dorsal fin with 8½ branched rays; anal fin with 8-9½ branched rays; and 23-28 gill rakers .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Minnow-nase is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 45°N - 42°N, 15°E - 18°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Livno nase · minnow nase · Minnow-nase |
| 🌍BOS | Podbila |
| 🌍CES | ostroretka střevlovitá |
| 🇩🇪German | Elritzen-Näsling |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | bosniannokkäsärki |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Podbila |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Подуст-гольян |
| 🌍SRP | Podbila |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chondrostoma reiseri | Steindachner | 1893 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Minnow-nase.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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