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Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16. Elongate and compressed body. Mouth sub terminal, its cleft reaching to below the nostrils. Pharyngeal teeth 5-5, smooth and hooked.

Common Names

  • Cejn Lissnerův , Czech , Czechia
  • Lissneri oralatik , Estonian , Estonia
  • Lavnun lissner , Hebrew , Israel

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cypriniformes

    Family: Leuciscidae

    Genus: Acanthobrama

    Species: Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Asia: endemic to the Jordan River drainage basin, where it is widely distributed in lakes and most tributaries. In the coastal plain of Palestine it occurs only in the Nahr al-Muqatta (Qishon River).

    • Biology

    Found near the bottom of lakes, ponds and streams of slow-flowing water. Spawning season: January to April.

    Habitat

    benthopelagic