Stonecat
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit rubble and boulder riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers, and gravel shoals of lakes . They feed on mayfly larvae and crayfish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Stonecat is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
The stonecat is a benthic, opportunistic feeder, using its sensitive barbels during the night to search for food on the river bottom. Stonecats eat a diversity of food items, such as aquatic insect larvae (e.g., mayflies), mollusks, minnows, fish eggs, isopods, amphipods, crayfish, plant material, worms and chilopods.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 5°C - 23°C ; 51°N - 34°N North America: St.
🌿 Ecology
mayfly larvae and crayfish (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Stonecat |
| 🇫🇷French | barbotte des rapides |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Stonecat.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 40 records indexed .
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