Macedonian Roach
📖 Overview
Occurs in marshlands, lakes, and water courses on the low plains, with little current. Threatened due to water abstraction .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosed from Pachychilon pictum by having broad black stripe from tip of snout to middle of caudal fin base, separating silvery belly from dark brown dorsum, a vertically elongated black blotch at caudal base (stripe and blotch hardly distinct in life), lower lip with a small squarish median lone; lateral line with 35-39 + 2 scales; and anal fin with 8½ branched rays .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Macedonian Roach is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Macedonian Roach is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Macedonian Roach is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 5°C - 25°C ; 42°N - 41°N, 22°E - 24°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Macedonian moranec · Macedonian Roach · mavrotsironi |
| 🇩🇪German | Prespaplötze |
| 🌍ELL | Μαυροτσιρώνι |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaecypris macedonicus | Steindachner | 1892 | Homotypic |
| Leuciscus macedonicus | Steindachner | 1892 | Homotypic |
| Rutilus macedonicus | Steindachner | 1892 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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