Barbel gudgeon

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Barbel gudgeon
Aulopyge huegelii.jpg

Barbel gudgeon ( Aulopyge huegelii )

Systematics
without rank: Otophysa
Order : Carp-like (Cypriniformes)
Subordination : Carp fish-like (Cyprinoidei)
Family : Carp fish (Cyprinidae)
Genre : Aulopyge
Type : Barbel gudgeon
Scientific name of the  genus
Aulopyge
Heckel , 1843
Scientific name of the  species
Aulopyge huegelii
Heckel, 1843

The barbel gudgeon ( Aulopyge huegelii ) is a species of fish from the order of the carp-like . The species is an isolated endemic and was previously assigned to the gudgeons , but is now closer to the river barbel. The Barbelgründling lives at the bottom of fast flowing brooks, in which the females lay their eggs one by one in cracks. Overall, however, little is known about its biology . Kullander et al. held Aulopyge huegelii mistaken for a synonym description to Schizothorax curvifrons Heckel. 1838

Identifying features

In contrast to the barbel and gudgeon , the barbel gudgeon is completely without scales. It is usually 13 cm, but a maximum of 25 cm long and has a laterally flattened body with a lower mouth and two pairs of barbels on the upper lip. The sideline has a wavy course with a yellow-green color and dark marbling and dots.

Occurrence

The barbel gudgeon has a very small range: it occurs exclusively in fast-flowing karst waters in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina . Such an endemic occurrence harbors the risk of population decline or extinction through hydraulic engineering measures within the residential waters . Due to this endangerment, the species was included in Appendix II of the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive with effect from July 1, 2013 .

literature

  • Roland Gerstmeier, Thomas Romig: The freshwater fish of Europe. 8th edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-440-07068-9 .
  • JJ Heckel: Ichthyology (from Syria). In: J. von Russegger: Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, undertaken with special consideration for the scientific conditions in the countries concerned in the years 1835 to 1841. Volume 1, No. 2, Stuttgart 1843, pp. 990-1099.
  • SO Kullander, F. Fang, B. Delling, E. Åhlander: The fishes of the Kashmir Valley. In: L. Nyman: River Jhelum, Kashmir Valley. Impacts on the aquatic environment . Swedmar, Göteborg 1999, ISBN 91-972770-1-0 , pp. 99-167.
  • CS Tsigenopoulos, P. Berrebi: Molecular phylogeny of north Mediterranean freshwater barbs (genus Barbus: Cyprinidae) inferred from cytochrome b sequences: biogeographic and systematic implications. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Volume 14, No. 2, 2000, pp. 165-179.
  • P. Zupancic: Rare and endangered freshwater fishes of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia Hercegovina; Adriatic Basin . Dolsko, Agencija AAZV Dolsko doo, 2008.
  • M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof: Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes . Publications Kottelat, Cornol 2008, ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4 .
  • A. Delic, M. Kucici, D. Maric, M. Bucar: New data about the distribution of Phoxinellus alepidotus (Heckel, 1843) and Aulopyge huegelii (Heckel, 1841). In: Nat. Croat. Volume 14, No. 4, 2005, pp. 351-355.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CS Tsigenopoulos, P. Berrebi: Molecular phylogeny of north Mediterranean freshwater barbs (genus Barbus: Cyprinidae) inferred from cytochrome b sequences: biogeographic and systematic implications. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Volume 14, No. 2, 2000, pp. 165-179.
  2. ↑ P. Zupancic: Rare and endangered freshwater fishes of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia Hercegovina; Adriatic Basin . Dolsko, Agencija AAZV Dolsko doo, 2008.
  3. ^ SO Kullander, F. Fang, B. Delling, E. Åhlander: The fishes of the Kashmir Valley. In: L. Nyman: River Jhelum, Kashmir Valley. Impacts on the aquatic environment . Swedmar, Göteborg 1999, pp. 99-167.
  4. ↑ JJ Heckel: Ichthyology (from Syria). In: J. von Russegger: Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, undertaken with special consideration for the scientific conditions in the countries concerned in the years 1835 to 1841. Volume 1, No. 2, Stuttgart 1843, pp. 990-1099.
  5. ↑ M. Kottelat, J. Freyhoff: Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes . Publications Kottelat, Cornol 2008.
  6. ↑ Habitats Directive as amended on July 1, 2013

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