fonds vaseux - Discover fishes living in these biotopes

This fish is well known in our ponds. The reproduction in this species occurs from May to June, the females lay up to 200,000 eggs on vegetation near the banks. This fish can hybridize with many other species that breed at the same time as it (Roach, Bremen, Bleak ...).

During the day it feeds on plankton near the surface. It descends to the bottom before dark to capture small invertebrates. The male is more colorful than the female. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite species: females become males. Its flesh is not appreciated.

Its shape and color helps it hide perfectly among the underwater plants. There are similarities in the way it reproduces compared to seahorses. The male has no pocket, but it carries egg rows glued to a ventral furrow.

It lives mostly on rocky bottoms. It uses it body like a sucker to hang "upside down" on the smooth rocks. Its meat is appreciated, but it is seldom fished, and captured specimens are often small.

The Tequila Splitfin is a small freshwater fish, with males measuring up to 6 cm and females up to 8 cm. This viviparous fish inhabits calm rivers and shallow pools. Despite being considered extinct in the wild, reintroduction programs have restored a small population in its natural habitat. It is currently classified as an endangered species.