Leuciscus
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Leuciscus ( Greek leukos - shiny, shining, white; referring to the silver-colored scales) is a genus from the carp family. Their distribution area extends over Europe , West and North Asia . As a rule, they are freshwater inhabitants that make their home in rivers and lakes. Some species can also be found in brackish water.
features
They are relatively small fish with an elongated body that is slightly compressed at the sides. The mouth is terminal, upper or lower and has no barbels. The sideline is always complete. The body is covered in medium to large scales. The dorsal and anal fin are quite short, the dorsal fin begins at about the level of the pelvic fins . The belly is not keeled behind the pelvic fins. Leuciscus species have two rows of pharyngeal teeth , mostly with the pharyngeal tooth formula 2.5 - 5.2; 3.5-5.3 or 2.5-4.2.
species
Since its existence, species have repeatedly been assigned to the genus or species removed from it, and the scientific species names within the genus have changed several times. Many of their representatives form a number of local forms and subspecies.
- Asp ( leuciscus aspius ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leuciscus baicalensis (Dybowski, 1874)
- Leuciscus bergi Kashkarov, 1925
- Leuciscus burdigalensis Valenciennes, 1844
- Leuciscus cephaloides Battalgil, 1942
- Chub ( Leuciscus cephalus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leuciscus chuanchicus (Kessler, 1876)
- Leuciscus danilewskii (Kessler, 1877)
- Leuciscus dzungaricus Paepke & Koch, 1998
- Leuciscus gaderanus Günther, 1899
- Aland ( Leuciscus idus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leuciscus illyricus (Heckel & Kner, 1858)
- Leuciscus latus (Keyserling, 1861)
- Leuciscus lehmanni Brandt, 1852
- Hazel ( Leuciscus leuciscus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leuciscus lindbergi Zanin & Eremejev, 1934
- Leuciscus merzbacheri (Zugmayer, 1912)
- Leuciscus microlepis (Heckel, 1843)
- Leuciscus montenigrinus Vukovic, 1963
- Leuciscus muticellus Bonaparte, 1837
- Leuciscus pleurobipunctatus (Stephanidis, 1939)
- Leuciscus polylepis (Steindachner, 1866)
- Leuciscus schmidti (Herzenstein, 1896)
- Strömer ( Leuciscus souffia ) Risso, 1826
- Leuciscus spurius (Heckel, 1843)
- Leuciscus svallize (Heckel & Kner, 1858)
- Leuciscus turskyi (Heckel, 1843)
- Amur whitefish ( Leuciscus waleckii ) (Dybowski, 1869)
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ Species list according to Leuciscus on Fishbase.org (English)
literature
- Otfried Wüstemann, Bernd Kammerad: The hazel . Westarp Sciences, Magdeburg 1995, ISBN 3-89432-447-3 , p. 11ff.
- Günther Sterba : Freshwater fish in the world . Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89350-991-7 , p. 308.
- Axel Zarske: Leuciscus. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. 2 volumes. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 588 f.
Web links
- Leuciscus on Fishbase.org (English)
- Leuciscus at www.itis.gov