Tropidophoxinellus alburnoides

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Minnows or carps ; Lives in schools in lowland rivers and lakes . Breeds in April-May among aquatic plants and on stony bottoms in shallow water. Feeds on invertebrates , chiefly small crustaceans and insect larvae. Is threatened due to pollution , habitat destruction and the introduction of other species[1]. The species is unique as it represents a stable all-male lineage nested within an almost all-female hybrid lineage[2].

Family: Minnows or carps ; Lives in schools in lowland rivers and lakes. Breeds in April-May among aquatic plants and on stony bottoms in shallow water. Feeds on invertebrates, chiefly small crustaceans and insect larvae. Is threatened due to pollution, habitat destruction and the introduction of other species[1]. The species is unique as it represents a stable all-male lineage nested within an almost all-female hybrid lineage[2].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Leuciscus alburnoides Steindachner • Rutilus alburnoides (Steindachner • Squalius alburnoides (Steindachner

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Tropidophoxinellus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

T. alburnoides (Iberian-Roach)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Wheeler, A. (1992). Freshwater fishes of Britain and Europe. Rainbow Books, Elsley House, London. 124 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 20, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Westneat, Mark (from FishBase).
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Rutilus alburnoides. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 12, 2007:

• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2824107
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-137956
• Fishbase Species ID: 8415
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13543496
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 690222
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 397595

Footnotes

1. Crivelli, A.J. (1996). The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p. [back]
2. Moyle, P.B. and J.J. Cech, Jr. (2004). Fishes, an introduction to ichthyology. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, 726 p. [back]

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