Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Diagnosis: Lateral line scales (43)45-49(51); above lateral line (9.5)10-11(10.5); right pharyngeal teeth 5-6 (Ref. 55426). Differs from its congeners by having eye diameter greater than snout length, usually 43-47 + 2-3 scales on lateral line and 3½-5 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic origin (Ref. 59043).

Common Names

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Plotice lusitánská , Czech , Czechia

Boga-portuguesa , English , UK

Portuguese pardelha , English , Portugal

Lusitaania iberokõhrsuu , Estonian , Estonia

葡萄牙拟鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

葡萄牙擬鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

葡萄牙軟口魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

葡萄牙软口鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Boga-Portuguesa , Portuguese , Portugal

Boga-Portuguesa , Portuguese , Madeira Is.

Pardelha , Portuguese , Madeira Is.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Leuciscidae

Genus: Iberochondrostoma

Species: Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum (Collares-Pereira, 1980)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Biology

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Found in coastal rivers and terminal segments of main rivers (Ref. 26100). Occurs in middle and lower reaches of streams, with slow current and underwater vegetation. Forms large spawning aggregations (Ref. 59043). Threatened due to habitat destruction (Ref. 26100).

Habitat

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benthopelagic

Conservation Status

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Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

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Harmless