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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Achondrostoma: Name refers to the absence of horny plate on the mouth..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Europe: Spain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128766)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: canaliculate scales on the lateral line 43-49 (mean = 45.9; Md = 46; n = 66) ; scales above the lateral line 6-7 (mean = 6.8; Md = 7; n = 66); scales below the lateral line
; 4-5 (mean = 4.4; Md = 4; n = 66); pharyngeal teeth 5/5; body depth low (SL/BD > 4.4; BD/BLD < 2.2); dentary with coronoid process high and narrow. Genetic distances from the other species of Achondrostoma inferred from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequence were: about 7.7% with respect to A. salmantinum; about 6.1% with respect to A. occidentale; about 2.2% with respect to A. oligolepis; 2.7-2.8% with A. arcasii (here defined as the Ebro and Mijares, Turia and Palancia drainages); 2.4% with Central-Eastern Duero and 6.1% with Northwestern Duero. It has 3 autapomorphies, none of them transversions, in the cytochrome b gene (Ref. 128766).
This species is a typical inhabitant of rivers with clear water and from moderate to high water flow, in areas with granitic rocks in the riverbed (Ref. 128766).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Doadrio, I., M. Casal-López and S. Perea, 2023. Description of three new species of the genus Achondrostoma Robalo, Almada, Levi & Doadrio, 2007 (Actinopterygii, Leuciscidae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Graellsia, 79(1): e191. (Ref. 128766)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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=0.00724 (0.00358 - 0.01465), b=3.14 (2.98 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.1 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).
