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Valencia hispanica (Valencian toothcarp; Valencia toothcarp)

Synonyms: Fundulus hispanicus; Hydrargyra hispanica (homotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Valencia hispanica or Valencia toothcarp (samaruc in Valencian) is a species of freshwater fish in the Valenciidae family endemic to the south of Catalonia and the Valencian Community, Spain. Its natural habitat are marshes, freshwater springs, coastal freshwater lagoons and acequias which may connect these. It is threatened by pollution and habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Valencia hispanica

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Valencia hispanica

Attributes

Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Phytophils
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)

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♦ 1Grenouillet, G. & Schmidt-Kloiber., A.; 2006; Fish Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project, Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info, version 5.0 (accessed on July 3, 2012).
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0