Acantholingua ohridana

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• Description
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Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

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Description

Family Salmonidae

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere, but widely introduced in cold waters for sports and aquaculture. Many are anadromous , spending part of their life at sea , but returning to freshwater where all species spawn in a gravel bed in rivers or streams ; most fish die after spawning. Small cycloid scales . Gill membranes reaching far forward, detached from isthmus. Axillary process on pelvics . Last three vertebrae directed upward. No spines. Adipose fin present. Attains 1.5 m (maybe 2 m) maximum length . Highly valuable in sport and commercial fisheries. There is disagreement about the status of some species and genera.The family Salmonidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Salmoniformes. It contains 11 genera and 66 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Peripheral/diadromous. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Cretaceous period. This family may be found from 80° n to 24° s and 180° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, salmo, -onis = the same fish

Habitat

Occurs in lakes . Caught mainly in winter at depths of 25-50 m. May be found at depths of 40 to 60 meters.

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Ecology: It is a lacustrine species living at depth 40 to 60 m. Spawning occurs in December to February in the coastal areas. It is commercially exploited and also reared in fish farms .[1]


List of Habitats :5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Biology

Diet

Feeds on benthic invertebrates , zooplankton and fish larvae.

Reproduction

Spawns in December to February. After spawning, it leaves the coastal areas and stays in deep water .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Salmo ohridanus Steindachner, 1892
2. Salmothymus ohridanus (Steindachner, 1892)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 13-Feb-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acantholingua

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

A. ohridana

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Further Reading

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Kottelat, M. 1997. European freshwater fishes. Biologia (Bratislava) 52 (Supplement 5): 1-271.
• Phillips, R.B., Matsuoka, M.P., Konon, I. and Reed, K.M. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear sequences supports inclusion of Acanyholingua ohridana in the genus Salmo. Copeia 2000: 546–550.
• Rakaj, N. and Flloko, A. 1995. Conservation status of freshwater fish of Albania. Biological Conservation 72: 195–199.
• Snoj, A., Melkic, E., Susnik, S., Muhamedagic, S. and Dovc, P. 2002. DNA phylogeny supports revised classification of Salmothymus obtusirostris. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77: 399–411.
• Soric, V.M. 1990. Salmonid in the Ohrid-Drim-Skadar system. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohemoslov. 54: 305–319.

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.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 20, 2007.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Acantholingua ohridana. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• FishBase
• FishBase. , 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Kottelat, M. 1996. Acantholingua ohridana. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481680
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-115534
• Fishbase Species ID: 46506
• IUCN ID: 81
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 501

Footnotes

1. Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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