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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Sabanejewia Baltica

Sabanejewia baltica Witkowski, 1994
Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults occur in a wide array of habitats from small lowland streams to fast-flowing piedmont rivers with clear water and sand to gravel bottom. Usually do not occur in large lowland rivers. They are found burrowed in sand, avoiding mud or silt, sometimes in gravel . Mature individuals spawn in batches . Eggs, 1.1-1.2 mm in diameter, lay scattered over sand, gravel or other structures . Absence of external gill filaments in free larvae but transparent bump on forehead prominent . Larvae start to feed after 6 days at 3.1-4.2 mm TL .

Scientific Name
Sabanejewia baltica
Authority
Witkowski, 1994
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
9 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Presence of a midlateral row of dark blotches along flank. Ventral adipose crest on caudal peduncle absent or less developed than dorsal one. No row of small spots directly below midlateral blotches (if present, then most prominent between pelvic and anal bases). Dorsal origin above or in front of pelvic origin. Distance between the two black spots at caudal base much less than their diameter. Interspaces between midlateral blotches usually with dark pigmentation (if there is little or no dark pigmentation, then no dark spots in narrow whitish saddle behind head. Body above midlateral blotches uniform brown or with small whitish to yellowish spots or speckles.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Sabanejewia Baltica is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Sabanejewia Baltica is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
7.5cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00501 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Witkowski, 1994

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