Cobitis paludica
Cobitis paludica Iberian Peninsula endemic species  watercoursesleast concern
Lamprehuela

 

ORDER: Cypriniformes
FAMILY: Cobitidae
CURRENT SPEED: +
MAXIMUM LENGHT: 12 cm

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: resident.
CHARACTERISTICS: serpentiform body slightly compressed laterally; lateral line only visible in the anterior part of the body; small eyes; inferior mouth with three pairs of barbels.
FOOD: insect larvae, invertebrates, algae and organic detritus.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: areas of abundant aquatic vegetation and fine-grain gravel.

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Species from the same group