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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Europe: Krbavsko polje in Croatia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 38 - 39. Diagnosed from its congeners by the possession of the following characters: distance between pelvic and anal origins short, 54-65% of distance between pectoral and pelvic origins; snout stout, markedly rounded, mouth terminal; all scales deeply embedded in skin; skin markedly thickened and folded in adults, especially during spawning season when most scales are not distinct; lateral line scales more or less widely separated from each other, larger than body scales; body scales roundish or irregular, very small, widely separated, missing in pre-pelvic area and immediately behind head; lateral line broadly interrupted, ending from behind pectoral to above anal base, usually 20-40 pored scales (Ref. 59043).
Inhabits streams with clear water. Enters subterranean waters and springs in karstic areas (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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