Asprete

Romanichthys valsanicola

Percid Fish from European Waters

Temperate
Upper river
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Romanichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish. It is one of two genera in the tribe Romanichthyini which, along with the tribe Luciopercini, forms the subfamily Luciopercinae of the family Percidae. This happens alongside the perches, ruffes, and darters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Romanichthys
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: Danube drainage in Romania; previously known from upper River Arges and its tributaries Vâlsan and Râul Doamnei. Today, restricted to 1 km of upper River Vâlsan upstream of Bradet village, but adjacent basins still insufficiently surveyed.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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