Asprete (Romanichthys valsanicola)

Scientific name: Romanichthys valsanicola Dumitrescu, Banarescu & Stoica, 1957

Asprete (Romanichthys valsanicola)

The Asprete (Romanichthys valsanicola) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10–20°C (50–68°F).

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Temperature
10–20°C (50–68°F)

Biology

Distinguished from other species of Percidae in Europe by the following combination of characters: first dorsal fin with 8-9 spines; 58-68 scales on lateral line; mouth inferior, horse-shoe shaped; lacking air-bladder; two dorsal fins clearly separated from each other; and anal fin with 7? branched rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Romanichthys valsanicola
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Danube drainage in Romania; previously known from upper River Arges and its tributaries V?lsan and R?ul Doamnei. Today, restricted to 1 km of upper River V?lsan upstream of Bradet village, but adjacent basins still insufficiently surveyed.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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