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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: aradensis: Named for its type locality, River Arade.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 37°N, 9°W - 8°W
Europe: Arade, Algibre and Bordeira basins in the extreme south of Portugal.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28035)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 3;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8;
Vertebrae: 37 - 38. Diagnosed from its congeners in Iberian Peninsula by having the following characters: infraorbitals 4 and 5 very large, completely fused; 33-40 + 2 scales on lateral line; snout rounded; mouth subterminal, upper jaw projecting; head length less than body depth; and 2½ -3 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic fin origin (Ref. 59043). Preopercular-mandibular canal communicates with infraorbital canal (Ref. 28035).
An ubiquitous species which inhabits small to medium sized streams with Mediterranean water regime. May be restricted to very small pools during summer. Breeds in shallow riffle habitats in fast-flowing water (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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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