Danilevskii's dace (Leuciscus danilewskii)

Scientific name: Leuciscus danilewskii Kessler, 1877

Danilevskii's dace (Leuciscus danilewskii)

The Danilevskii's dace (Leuciscus danilewskii) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, Don drainage. Records of Leuciscus leuciscus from Don drainage may possibly refer to Leuciscus danilewskii.

Biology

Diagnosed from congeners in Europe by the following characters: subinferior or subterminal mouth; subequal jaws, upper jaw slightly longer; upper lip tip about level with center of eye; snout not projecting; lower jaw articulation in front of or below anterior margin of eye; horizontal branch of preoperculum as long as or slightly longer than vertical branch; and lateral line with 35-41 + 2-4 scales.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leuciscus danilewskii
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Don drainage. Records of Leuciscus leuciscus from Don drainage may possibly refer to Leuciscus danilewskii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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