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Leucos albus (Marić, 2010)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: albus: The specific name albus is derived from the Latin word albus, meaning white.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic. Temperate

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Europe: Lake Skadar in Montenegro; Zeta and Moraca river systems, both flowing into Lake Skadar.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115170); max. published weight: 98.50 g (Ref. 115170)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 38 - 40. Based on materials from Moraca-Zeta river system which flows into the Lake Skadar, Leucos albus can be distinguished from its closest relative L. basak by having higher number of pored scales on lateral line 41-44 (vs. 37-39 in L. basak) and 9 modal number of dorsal branched rays (vs. 8 in L. albus). Flanks are silvery, without lateral bands as observed in L. aula (Ref. 96829).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Prefers to inhabit sub-lacustrine springs of Lake Skadar, where large numbers of fish gather during the winter period. Coexists with Leuocos basak in Lake Skadar, with 20:1 proportion in favor of Leuocos basak (Ref. 96829).

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Maric, D., 2010. Rutilus albus sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Lake Skadar. Periodicum biologorum 112(2):153-158. (Ref. 87899)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Endangered (EN) (Endangered); Date assessed: 17 January 2024

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00449 - 0.01280), b=3.14 (3.00 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).