Scientific Name
Barbatula brandtii

Common Name
Kura loach

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 5

Classification

Classified By

Kessler, 1877

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

River loaches (Balitoridae)

Distribution

Region

Former USSR

Distribution

Former USSR: Armenia and Adzerbaidjan. Asia: Turkey and Iran.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

10 °C

Water Temperature To

20 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 20 demersal

Trophic Level

2.75 s.e. 0.27 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

6.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)