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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
More on authors: Kottelat & Barbieri.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Europe: Evrotas and upper main Alphios basin in Greece.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52474); 6.0 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 34 - 35. Diagnosis: Scales in midlateral row 44-48 + 1-2; pored lateral line scales 0-8; head and snout stout and rounded; branched anal fin rays 6-61/2; scale rows on caudal peduncle usually 1/2 10 1/2 ; scale pockets much developed, exposed, covering about half of the exposed scale area; general coloration dark brown, with numerous melanophores on flank, more or less organized in small spots, and denser near midlateral stripe, which appears with somewhat fuzzy edges (Ref. 52474).

Found in springs and spring-fed creeks and in the mainstream of Evrotas and upper main Alphios. Occurs in shallow areas, with slow or no current, close to the shore, among overhanging roots and dense vegetation. Feeds on variety of plants, insects and microcrustaceans. Attains maturity in the second year of life and spawns between mid-March and June (Ref. 52474).

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Kottelat, M. and R. Barbieri, 2004. Pseudophoxinus laconicus, a new species of minnow from Peloponnese, Greece, with comments on the West Balkan Pseudophoxinus species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):147-160. (Ref. 52474)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 31 January 2006

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00374 - 0.01767), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.3 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).

Pelasgus laconicus (Kottelat & Barbieri, 2004)