Illyrian Chub
📖 Overview
Inhabits streams with swift water and lakes in karstic areas . Occurs in water courses on low plains, with little current. Feeds on invertebrates. Threatened due to habitat destruction, pollution and the introduction of other species .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Differs from its congeners in Western Balkans and Adriatic drainages by having the following characters: scales on lateral line 46-54; a broad dark spot on scale pocket and a narrow series of pigments along free margin of each flank scale (indistinct in juveniles); head depth 68-80% HL in individuals over 9 cm SL; posterior margin of anal convex or almost straight; dorsal fin with 8½ branched rays; anal fin with 8-9½ branched rays; eye diameter 18-34% HL in individuals 9-15 cm SL, 16-18% in individuals over 25 cm SL; snout blunt, dorsal profile convex; lower jaw short, length less than depth of operculum; 5th infraorbital bone small or absent; mouth subterminal; and fins yellow to black in life .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Illyrian Chub is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 5°C - 25°C ; 46°N - 42°N, 13°E - 20°E
🌿 Ecology
invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Illyrian chub |
| 🌍CES | jelec ilyrský |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Illyrianseipi |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Ilirski klen |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Cavedano illirico |
| 🌍SQI | Mëlyshi i zi |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 南斯拉夫雅羅魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuciscus illyricus | Heckel & Kner | 1858 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Illyrian Chub.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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