Corfu toothcarp
📖 Overview
A short-lived species. Adults inhabit swamps, lowland water courses with little current, lagoons, springs and associated wetlands . Can tolerate salinity of up to 4 ppt in the wild and 46 ppt under laboratory conditions, but prefer freshwater. They feed mainly on insects, especially chironomids . Threatened due to the introduction of other species and water abstraction . Not a seasonal killifish. Difficult to maintain in aquarium .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 11. Can be diagnosed from other species of Valenciidae, Fundulidae and Cyprinodontidae in Europe by the following characters: males bluish to greyish, possessing 1-14 darker bars narrower than or as wide as interspaces, not always distinct anteriorly, with iridescent spots; males with caudal fin hyaline to bluish, with or without dark posterior margin, and spots organized into 2-4 vertical rows; dorsal and anal fins of adult male not reaching caudal fin; 28-30 scales in midlateral series on body; anal fin usually with 11 rays; pectoral fin with 12-14 rays .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Corfu toothcarp is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Eggs are scattered among fine-feathered water plants. Young hatch after 16-20 days . Eggs of about 2-mm in diameter are laid probably in batches .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory. Subtropical; 15°C - 24°C ; 41°N - 39°N, 19°E - 22°E
🌿 Ecology
insects, especially chironomids (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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