Delminichthys Ghetaldii
📖 Overview
Inhabits streams with clear water and enters subterranean waters and caves . Reported to occur in lakes and lowland water courses, with little current . Threatened due to pollution and habitat destruction .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 38 - 41. Diagnosed from its congeners by the possession of the following characters: lips markedly thickened laterally, groove behind upper lop interrupted in middle; upper jaw not protrusible; 80- 100 pored lateral line scales in adults; 100-110 total scales in midlateral row; scales deeply embedded in skin; skin conspicuously thickened in adults, especially during spawning season when most scales become indistinct (they are relatively distinct in juveniles and small adults outside spawning season); scales narrowly to widely spaced, covering whole body; 19-26½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal origin .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Delminichthys Ghetaldii is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Delminichthys Ghetaldii is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Delminichthys Ghetaldii is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 45°N - 42°N, 15°E - 18°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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