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Pseudophoxinus kervillei (Pellegrin, 1911)
Orontes minnow
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Pseudophoxinus kervillei
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Pseudophoxinus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, phoxinos = a certain river fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1858–1940) was a French noble; a zoologist, entomologist, botanist and archeologist as well as a keen photographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Etymology: Pseudophoxinus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, phoxinos = a certain river fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1858–1940) was a French noble; a zoologist, entomologist, botanist and archeologist as well as a keen photographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
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Eurasia: Orontes River, the Litani and the central and northern part of the Jordan River drainage.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13609); common length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11028)
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13609); common length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11028)
In slow-moving or still water amidst stones and vegetation. Feeds on algae and aquatic invertebrates. Spawns between February and April (Ref. 13609).
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Main reference
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Goren, M., 1974. The freshwater fishes of Israel. Isr. J. Zool. 23:67-118. (Ref. 11028)
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