Scientific Name
Valencia hispanica

Common Name
Valencia toothcarp

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1846

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)

Family

Toothcarps (Valenciidae)

Distribution

Region

Europe

Distribution

Europe: Spain along the Mediterranean coast between Tortosa and Cape San Antonio. Historical record from near Perpignan where it is extirpated. In Appendix II of the Bern Convention.

Range

42°N - 35°N, 6°W - 20°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

10 °C

Water Temperature To

28 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.46 s.e. 0.46 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (21 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 200)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Critically Endangered (CR)(A2ace)