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Luciobarbus brachycephalus in Azerbaijan
Aral barbel

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Luciobarbus brachycephalus   (Kessler, 1872)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Babra_u1.jpg) by Alizadeh, H.R.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Aral barbel
Max. size:	90.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1441); 105 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 22.0 kg (Ref. 4537)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	temperate
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12)
Distribution:	Europe and Asia: Kura-Aras river watersheds.
Biology:	Found in rivers, reservoirs, lakes and canals (Ref. 11145). At sea, at depths of up to 25 m. Spawns in fast-flowing water at sites with hard bottom, 1-2 m deep. Eggs are semipelagic. In freshened parts of sea, feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans. Does not feed while migrating upstream. At spawning sites, starts to feed again, mainly on insects, juveniles of other fishes, rarely on algae, seeds and other plant material (Ref. 59043)
Threatened:	Vulnerable, see IUCN Red List  (A2cd) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari. 2007. (Ref. 58342)
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Azerbaijan country information
Common names:	Kaspiiskii usatsch		Ref:  Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau, 1971
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the Caspian Sea (Ref. 26334). Also Ref. 683.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/aj.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
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	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Reyes, Rodolfo B.

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