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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Siberian dace

Leuciscus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874
Max Length
16 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits rivers and lakes where it forms small shoals above sandy and stony bottom. Feeds on insect larvae such as caddis flies and mayflies, terrestrial insects, Cladocerans, copepods, algae and higher aquatic plants .

Scientific Name
Leuciscus baicalensis
Authority
Dybowski, 1874
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
16 cm
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Siberian dace is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Siberian dace is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
11cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate Arctic Ocean, from the Ob to the Kolyma (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.8±0.24
Food Items

insect larvae such as caddis flies and mayflies, terrestrial insects, Cladocerans, copepods, algae a

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00891 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
16cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
31.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Dybowski, 1874

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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