Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
Max. size: |
9.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Distribution: |
Europe: known only from the Devoll [Devol, Devolli] River in the upper Seman River drainage, Albania. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 15-17; Vertebrae: 40-41. Distinguished from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: anal fin with 11½-13½ branched rays; 44-48 large scales on the total pored lateral line; total vertebrae usually 40 (20+20); shallow caudal peduncle (depth 35-43% body depth at dorsal fin origin); usually mostly or completely scaled ventral keel; mouth with a straight and upturned cleft; interorbital width 1.1-1.4 times the eye diameter; completely ossified preethmoid; and narrow, very deeply indented anterior tip of the urohyal, a unique feature among species of Alburnoides from western Europe (Ref. 85842). |
Biology: |
Found in river sections 0.5-1 m deep and up to 5 m wide with a moderately fast current at an elevation of about 1050 m (Ref. 85842). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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