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Barbatula sturanyi (Steindachner, 1892) |
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photo by
Sediva, A. |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Europe: Lake Ohrid basin and upper Drin in Macedonia and Albania. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished from its congeners in Europe by the combination of the following characters: in adults, flank covered by small tubercles (at least in spring), slightly rugous to the touch; caudal fin truncate; dorsal fin origin slightly in front of pelvic origin; caudal peduncle depth 1.6-2.1 times in its depth, 1.7-2.0 times in body depth (Ref. 59043). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits springs along lake shores and streams with stone bottom (Ref. 59043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 29 December 2023 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||