Romanichthys
valsanicola
Dumitrescu, Banarescu & Stoica, 1957
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Family:
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Percidae
(Perches)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Asprete |
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Max. size:
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11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26173) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater
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Climate: |
temperate; 10 – 20°C; 49°N - 43°N |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Europe: upper reach of Arges River, Romania; extinct, perhaps except in the Valsan River (Ref. 4537).
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Biology: |
Found in cold, clear, fast-flowing waters, hidden under rocks. Territorial. Feeds on larvae of rheophilic insects, mainly mayflies and stoneflies (Ref. 26173).
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Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR) (A1ace 2ce, B1 2abcde)(Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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