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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Phoxininae
Etymology: Phoxinus: Greek, phoxinos = certain river fish (Ref. 45335); radeki: Named for Radek Sanda (Prague) for his contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyofaunal
of Europe; noun in genitive (indeclinable).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131043)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners (P. strandjae, P. abanticus) in adjacent
basins by the following characters: differs P. strandjae by body color and pattern (not spawning period and immediately after fixation), it has short dark rectangular blotches along the lateral line, area between the lateral line and belly is yellowish in both males and females, with irregularly-shaped black spots on the upper part of the flank and no dark stripes on the middle part of the flank in males (vs. bars reaching from the dorsal to below the lateral line, hyaline between the lateral line and belly in females, blackish in males and no black spots on the upper part of the flank; further differs from P. strandjae by the scales of the breast where Phoxinus radeki has breast scaled but separated unscaled area anteriorly (vs. breast scaled connected or scales not connected anteriorly); differs from P. abanticus by the presence of scales on the breast in males (vs. absent), more slender body with body depth at dorsal fin origin 16-21% SL (vs. 22-25), more slender caudal peduncle, 8-10% SL (vs. 11-13), and with more lateral line scales 75-96 (vs.60-69) (Ref. 131043).
This species inhabits the cold, well-oxygenated waters of fast-flowing mountain streams and large lowland rivers (Ref. 131043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bayçelebi, E., I. Aksu and D. Turan, 2024. Description of a new species of Phoxinus from the Ergene River (Aegean Sea basin) in Türkiye (Actinopterygii, Leuciscidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(1):101-110. (Ref. 131043)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00235 - 0.01406), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
