Bulatmai barbel
📖 Overview
Adults occur in the sea, mostly close to shores and forages also in estuaries. They are semi-anadromous and non-anadromous, rarely landlocked in reservoirs. Adults and juveniles feed on invertebrates, algae, detritus, plant material, and small fishes, while larvae prey on zooplankton and small benthic invertebrates. Spawn in lowland streams and rivers on sand-gravel bottom, usually in strong current. Undertake migration to uppermost tributaries of rivers. Non-anadromous populations begin to migrate during late summer-autumn and spawn following spring, but some enter rivers in early spring and spawn same year. Migration by non-anadromous populations takes place just before spawning to upper stretches of tributaries or spawn in lakes and reservoirs on sand to mud bottom .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5. Diagnosed from other species of Barbus and Luciobarbus in Caspian Se basin by having the following characters: predorsal length longer than postdorsal length; dorsal fin with 8½ branched rays; 12-18 gill rakers; back between head and dorsal origin laterally compressed, forming a keel; lateral line with 52-72 (usually 60-66) scales; and lower lip thin, without median lobe or pad .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bulatmai barbel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bulatmai barbel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bulatmai barbel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous . Temperate
🌿 Ecology
invertebrates, algae, detritus, plant material, and small fishes, while larvae prey on zooplankton a
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbus bilkewitschi | Bulgakov | 1923 | Synonym |
| Barbus capito | Güldenstädt | 1773 | Synonym |
| Barbus capito capito | Güldenstädt | 1773 | Synonym |
| Barbus capito conocephalus | Kessler | 1872 | Synonym |
| Barbus conocephalus | Kessler | 1872 | Synonym |
| Barbus lacertoides | Kessler | 1872 | Synonym |
| Cyprinus bulatmai | Hablizl | 1783 | Synonym |
| Cyprinus capito | Güldenstädt | 1773 | Homotypic |
| Cyprinus chalybatus | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 13 records indexed .
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