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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🌡️ Temperate

Southern leatherside chub

Lepidomeda aliciae Jouy, 1881
Max Length
15 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit sluggish pools and backwaters, usually over mud or sand, of creeks and small to medium rivers . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Lepidomeda aliciae
Authority
Jouy, 1881
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
15 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguished from its nearly identical species Lepidomedia copei by having shallower head, longer snout and fixed differences in several mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Southern leatherside chub is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Southern leatherside chub is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Southern leatherside chub is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00617 × L3.05 (TL)
Max TL
15cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jouy, 1881

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