Luciobarbus comizo
Luciobarbus comizo Iberian Peninsula endemic species  watercoursesendangered
Iberian Long-snout Barbel

 

ORDER: Cypriniformes
FAMILY: Cyprinidae
CURRENT SPEED: +
MAXIMUM LENGHT: 100 cm

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

OCCURRENCE: resident.
CHARACTERISTICS: body laterally compressed; greenish dorsal side, ventral side white, pink or orange; large head and snout; eyes tangent to dorsal profile of head.
FOOD: macroinvertebrates and detritus.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: prefers deep rivers, with aquatic plants and and coarse-grain gravel.

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