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Corfu toothcarp (Valencia letourneuxi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Valencia letourneuxi

Common Name
Corfu toothcarp

Biology
A short-lived species which inhabits swamps, lowland water courses with little current, lagoons, springs and associated wetlands (Ref. 26100). Can tolerate salinity of up to 4 ppt in the wild and 46 ppt under laboratory conditions, but prefers freshwater. Feeds mainly on insects, especially chironomids (Ref. 59043). Threatened due to the introduction of other species and water abstraction (Ref. 26100). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Classification

Classified By

Sauvage, 1880

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)

Family

Toothcarps (Valenciidae)

Distribution

Region

Europe

Distribution

Europe: Albania and western Greece, from Lake Butrint to Alfios drainages, and Corfu and Lefkas islands where it has been extirpated.

Range

41°N - 39°N, 19°E - 22°E

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

15 °C

Water Temperature To

24 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.18 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Critically Endangered (CR) (A3ce; B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v))