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💧 Freshwater Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Phoxinellus Dalmaticus

Phoxinellus dalmaticus Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2000
Max Length
6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits streams with slow current. Spawns in June. Threatened due to water abstraction and pollution .

Scientific Name
Phoxinellus dalmaticus
Authority
Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2000
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
6 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Diagnosed from its congeners by the possession of the following characters: mouth terminal; body naked, no scales except for midlateral row and a few scales above lateral line behind head; 18-45 total scales in midlateral row, lateral line often interrupted posteriorly, with 16-29 pored scales, ending between pelvic fin base and almost end of caudal peduncle; caudal fin shallowly forked, with round lobes .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Phoxinellus Dalmaticus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.9±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00832 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
6cm
Vertebrae
37

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
20.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2000

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Phoxinellus Dalmaticus.

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