Asprete
📖 Overview
Inhabits fast-flowing, cold and clear mountain streams. Usually hidden under stones. Active at night . Feeds on larvae of rheophilic insects, mainly mayflies and stoneflies . Territorial. Spawns possibly in second half of May. Deposits 120-150 eggs under stones . On the edge of extinction due to deforestation, construction of roads, extraction of stones and dam constructions .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished from other species of Percidae in Europe by the following combination of characters: first dorsal fin with 8-9 spines; 58-68 scales on lateral line; mouth inferior, horse-shoe shaped; lacking air-bladder; two dorsal fins clearly separated from each other; and anal fin with 7½ branched rays .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Asprete is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Asprete is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Deposits eggs on stones .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Temperate; 10°C - 20°C ; 49°N - 43°N known from upper River Arges and its tributaries Vâlsan and Râul Doamnei.
🌿 Ecology
larvae of rheophilic insects, mainly mayflies and stoneflies (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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