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Valencia toothcarp (Valencia hispanica)
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Valencia toothcarp (Valencia hispanica) specimen
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Valenciidae

Valencia toothcarp

Valencia hispanica

Vulnerable Carp of the Mediterranean Sea

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Valencia toothcarp is known from Europe as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Europe: Spain along the Mediterranean coast between Tortosa and Cape San Antonio. Historical record from near Perpignan (France) where it is extirpated.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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