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Barbus peloponnesius in Greece

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Barbus peloponnesius   Valenciennes, 1842
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bapel_u2.jpg) by Pialek, L.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. )
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	temperate
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Europe: endemic to the western Greece from the River Thiamis including Epirus southward to Ionian Peloponnese (Ref. 31730). Introduced and established in the Isonzo River, northeastern Italy (Ref. 45688). Adriatic basin, from Drin to Aoos drainages, including Lakes Skadar and Ohrid (Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Greece). Vistula drainage (mainly San and Wisloka systems) downstream to Wilga, upper Dniestr basin in Poland and Ukraine (Ref. 59043). Photo of a specimen from Montenegro identified as Barbus rebeli available in FishBase.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9
Biology:	Occurs in lakes and in water bodies on low-lying plains, with little current. Reproduction takes place from May to July. Is threatened by water abstraction (Ref. 26100). Max. length (Lubomir Pialek, pers. comm., 2003). Feeds on aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 59043)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Economidis, P.S.. 1995. (Ref. 12266)
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Greece country information
Common names:	Χαμοσούρτης, Chamosourtis, Μυλωνάς, Μουστακάτο, Χαμουζαίος, Μπριάνα		Ref:  Economidis, P.S., 1973
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Baillie, J. and B. Groombridge (eds.), 1996
Salinity:	freshwater
Importance:	commercial		Ref:  Crivelli, A.J., 1996
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Reported to be endemic to the western Greece district from the River Thiamis including Epirus southward to Ionian Peloponnese (absent in eastern Peloponnese and apparently in the River Evrotas in Lakonia) (Ref. 31730). Also Ref. 12255, 26100.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gr.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Economidis, P.S., 1995
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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