White-Eye Bream
Ballerus sapa (Pallas, 1814)
Also calledBagolykeszeg (hun) · Baltasis karšis (lit) · Botog (ron) · Brème de Danube (fra) · Brème du Danube (fra) · Cejn perleťový (ces) · Cosac cu bot turtit (ron) · Crnooka deverika (hrv) · Donaubrasem (nld) · Donaubrasen (dan) · Pleskáč tuponosý (slk) · Sapa (pol) · Scheibpleinzen (deu) · Zobel (deu)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
Literature Anonymous 1886; Glowacki 1896; Ćurčić 1910; Plančić 1923 b; Vuković 1963 a, 1977 a; Veljović 1982, 1985; Radević 2000, 2002; Simonović 2001; Bogut et al. 2006; Mrakovčić et al. 2006; Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Sofradžija 2009; Ćemer 2010; Čičić-Močić 2014, 2016, 2019; Simonović et al. 2015; Adrović 2018; Memić 2018; Skenderović & Adrović 2019; Skenderović et al. 2020 a, 2020 b, 2021; Dekić et al. 2024.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
distribution
Origin and geographic range in BiH Native. Danube River Basin.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
biology_ecology
Habitat. Large lowland rivers and estuaries. Spawns in fast-flowing water on gravel bottom or submerged vegetation. Biology. A rheophile, nocturnal species. First spawns at 3 – 4 years. Spawns April – May when temperature rises above 8 ° C, in large aggregations. Semi-anadromous populations feed in large brackish water habitats in estuaries around Black and Caspian Seas. Spawning migration of semi-anadromous individuals begins in November (Kura). Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from Abramis, Acanthobrama, Blicca, and Vimba by: ○ mouth small, inferior / ● 47 – 54 total lateral line scales / ● eye large, about equal to snout length / ● 34 – 41 ½ branched anal rays. Size up to 330 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2367024.