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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pogonichthyinae
Etymology: Iotichthys: Taken from the Greek letter "iota", with the meaning of the least or in very small quantity + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Temperate; 10°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 42°N - 41°N
North America: Bonneville basin in northern Utah, USA.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86798)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos anales: 8. Iotichthys phlegethontis can be distinguished by the following characters: no lateral line (rarely 1-2 pores at front); large scales (34-38 lateral); dorsal-fin origin behind pelvic-fin origin; slender peduncle; 8 anal-fin rays; pharyngeal teeth 2,5-4,2; large eye; short rounded snout; fairly deep, compressed body; color consists of olive above, black specks on back and side, gold stripe along blue side, white to yellow fins; and red-gold lower side, gold eye and anal fins in breeding males (Ref. 86798).
Inhabits marshes, ponds, vegetated areas of streams and lakes, usually over mud (Ref. 86798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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