Souffia

Strömer ( Telestes souffia )

The Strömer ( Telestes souffia or Leuciscus souffia ) is an entity belonging to the carp fish species.

Features

The Strömer has an elongated, laterally compressed bit almost fusiform body. The muzzle is blunt, the mouth slightly inferior. The dorsal fin is above the pelvic fins. The fish have a gray-brown, shiny bluish back, the sides are silvery, the white belly. The lateral line and fins approaches are orange, fins yellowish to light brown. In the breeding season the males form a purple shiny longitudinal fascia that extends from the eye to the caudal fin. The Strömer is usually only 12 to 17 inches up to 24 inches long.

Fins formula: Dorsal II-III/7-9, Anal III/9-10, caudal 17-21

Distribution and subspecies

There are a total of 14 subspecies. The four major subtypes:

  • Telestes souffia agassizi, the actual Strömer, which occurs mainly in Baden-Württemberg Rhine or in the Bavarian Danube catchment area and in the Alps to an altitude of 850 meters.
  • Telestes souffia muticellus (it. Strigione ), living in Northern and Central Italy, in France and in Switzerland ( Ticino).
  • Telestes souffia souffia (French Soufie or Seufe ), lives in the area of the Rhone and the Vars.
  • Telestes souffia montenegrinus ( serb. Mekiš or Moračke Jelšovke ), lives in the southern Dinarides

Way of life

The Strömer is a schooling fish, who is in free water at greater depths. The carp -like small fish feeds mainly on small invertebrates. The Strömer spawns in the months of March to May. The female lays its 6,000 to 8,000 eggs on fine-grained gravel.

Endangering

Previously, the Strömer occurred in the rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rhein-Neckar region and in the Bavarian Danube tributaries in large quantities. Mainly because of the water control structures ( weirs and barrages ) the habitat of the Strömers has changed dramatically for the part, so that today his stock must be regarded as high-risk.

The standing on the red list of endangered species fish was from the German Association of Sport Fishing ( VDSF ) elected Fish of the Year 1998. For the Strömer special protection areas must be shown, as it is listed in the Annex II of the Habitats Directive.

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