77:
33:
331:
52:
383:. Literally meaning "the little motherless one", this ultimately refers to the fact that the sticky eggs of the moderlieschen can withstand exposure to air for a remarkably long time. Deposited on water plants, they sometimes stick to the feet of
309:
The belica is a slender fish with a tapered body which is usually from 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) long and seldom grows larger than 10 cm (3.9 in). It has an upward-turned mouth and a short
511:
Grzegorz Zięba; Gordon H. Copp; Gareth D Davies; Paul
Stebbing; Keith J. Wesley; Rob Britton (June 2010). "Recent releases and dispersal of non-native fishes in England and Wales, with emphasis on sunbleak
391:. Large numbers of young moderlieschens are thus sometimes encountered when such ponds dry up, and with no adult fish being present this gave rise to the belief that they were "motherless".
804:
869:
959:
322:. The anal fin is short and consists of eleven to fourteen rays. This is a silvery fish with a particularly intense band of colour running along the flank.
979:
778:
830:
895:
964:
594:
544:
931:
984:
835:
856:
375:
origin. Although it looks like a proper word that can be approximately transliterated as "mouldy Lizzy", it is actually a
817:
687:
744:
76:
874:
757:
655:
617:
969:
692:
192:
974:
936:
713:
664:
395:
208:
165:
41:
345:
217:
71:
463:
809:
908:
700:
669:
372:
923:
913:
525:
458:
848:
882:
32:
752:
739:
403:
388:
335:
293:
287:
118:
330:
953:
843:
590:
449:
410:
in the area but where it may now be an important prey species for piscivorous birds.
407:
128:
61:
56:
485:
440:
705:
349:
311:
861:
791:
649:
419:
361:
169:
148:
398:
in
Somerset and has been implicated in transmitting a new species of parasitic
394:
It has been introduced to Great
Britain, and appears to be established in the
376:
319:
315:
276:
138:
640:
726:
399:
342:
88:
822:
529:
569:
765:
679:
634:
603:
357:
353:
108:
887:
783:
770:
356:
region. The southern limits of its range are essentially marked by the
796:
285:, whereas formerly others were included, which now have been moved to
98:
611:
731:
329:
900:
384:
718:
615:
379:
version of an older name which survives in parts of
Germany as
279:. It is currently the only species included in genus
624:
387:and similar birds and are carried by these to
275:is a species of freshwater fish in the family
8:
464:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11873A3311162.en
334:"Motherless" juvenile fish in a drying-out
612:
50:
31:
20:
462:
439:Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008).
431:
7:
758:dc4dfafd-609b-41f4-aba6-eaedc2f68e21
960:IUCN Red List least concern species
450:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
980:Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel
314:which extends about seven to ten
233:Leucaspius delineatus delineatus
75:
545:"Otters on the Somerset Levels"
240:Leucaspius delineatus dimorphus
570:"Preparing for another Spring"
1:
341:The belica is found all over
572:. The Grumpy Ecologist. 2017
1001:
965:Freshwater fish of Europe
223:
216:
198:
191:
72:Scientific classification
70:
48:
39:
30:
23:
593:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
543:James Williams (2006).
229:Heckel & Kner, 1858
985:Fish described in 1843
607:. August 2011 version.
550:. Somerset Otter Group
530:10.3391/ai.2010.5.2.04
348:and barely extends to
338:
670:Leucaspius_delineatus
656:Leucaspius delineatus
626:Leucaspius delineatus
597:Leucaspius delineatus
514:Leucaspius delineatus
488:Leucaspius delineatus
443:Leucaspius delineatus
333:
260:Leucaspius delineatus
202:Leucaspius delineatus
25:Leucaspius delineatus
753:Fauna Europaea (new)
457:: e.T11873A3311162.
247:Leucaspius relictus
226:Leucaspius abruptus
42:Conservation status
346:continental Europe
339:
250:Warpachowski, 1889
184:L. delineatus
947:
946:
909:Open Tree of Life
618:Taxon identifiers
518:Aquatic Invasions
516:(Heckel, 1843)".
256:
255:
251:
244:
237:
230:
173:
65:
992:
940:
939:
927:
926:
917:
916:
904:
903:
891:
890:
878:
877:
865:
864:
862:NHMSYS0000544689
852:
851:
839:
838:
826:
825:
813:
812:
800:
799:
787:
786:
774:
773:
761:
760:
748:
747:
735:
734:
722:
721:
709:
708:
696:
695:
683:
682:
673:
672:
660:
659:
658:
645:
644:
643:
613:
608:
582:
581:
579:
577:
566:
560:
559:
557:
555:
549:
540:
534:
533:
508:
502:
501:
499:
497:
482:
476:
475:
473:
471:
466:
436:
367:The common name
249:
242:
235:
228:
204:
164:
80:
79:
59:
54:
53:
35:
21:
1000:
999:
995:
994:
993:
991:
990:
989:
950:
949:
948:
943:
935:
930:
922:
920:
912:
907:
899:
894:
886:
883:Observation.org
881:
873:
868:
860:
855:
847:
842:
834:
829:
821:
816:
808:
803:
795:
790:
782:
777:
769:
764:
756:
751:
743:
738:
730:
725:
717:
712:
704:
699:
691:
686:
678:
676:
668:
663:
654:
653:
648:
639:
638:
633:
620:
589:
586:
585:
575:
573:
568:
567:
563:
553:
551:
547:
542:
541:
537:
510:
509:
505:
495:
493:
484:
483:
479:
469:
467:
438:
437:
433:
428:
416:
389:ephemeral ponds
328:
307:
297:or merged with
263:, known as the
245:
238:
231:
212:
206:
200:
187:
163:
74:
66:
55:
51:
44:
17:
16:Species of fish
12:
11:
5:
998:
996:
988:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
952:
951:
945:
944:
942:
941:
928:
918:
905:
892:
879:
866:
853:
840:
827:
814:
801:
788:
775:
762:
749:
740:Fauna Europaea
736:
723:
710:
697:
684:
674:
661:
646:
630:
628:
622:
621:
616:
610:
609:
591:Froese, Rainer
584:
583:
561:
535:
524:(2): 155–161.
503:
477:
430:
429:
427:
424:
423:
422:
415:
412:
404:European otter
396:Avalon Marshes
336:ephemeral pond
327:
324:
306:
303:
294:Pseudophoxinus
288:Ladigesocypris
254:
253:
236:(Heckel, 1843)
221:
220:
214:
213:
207:
196:
195:
189:
188:
181:
179:
175:
174:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
119:Actinopterygii
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
68:
67:
49:
46:
45:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
997:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
955:
938:
933:
929:
925:
919:
915:
910:
906:
902:
897:
893:
889:
884:
880:
876:
871:
867:
863:
858:
854:
850:
845:
841:
837:
832:
828:
824:
819:
815:
811:
806:
802:
798:
793:
789:
785:
780:
776:
772:
767:
763:
759:
754:
750:
746:
741:
737:
733:
728:
724:
720:
715:
711:
707:
702:
698:
694:
689:
685:
681:
675:
671:
666:
662:
657:
651:
647:
642:
636:
632:
631:
629:
627:
623:
619:
614:
606:
605:
600:
598:
592:
588:
587:
571:
565:
562:
546:
539:
536:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
507:
504:
491:
489:
481:
478:
465:
460:
456:
452:
451:
446:
444:
435:
432:
425:
421:
418:
417:
413:
411:
409:
408:American mink
405:
401:
397:
392:
390:
386:
382:
381:Mutterloseken
378:
374:
370:
369:Moderlieschen
365:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
344:
337:
332:
325:
323:
321:
317:
313:
304:
302:
300:
299:L. delineatus
296:
295:
290:
289:
284:
283:
278:
274:
273:moderlieschen
270:
266:
262:
261:
252:
248:
243:Ruzskii, 1914
241:
234:
227:
222:
219:
215:
210:
205:
203:
197:
194:
193:Binomial name
190:
186:
185:
180:
177:
176:
171:
167:
162:
161:
157:
154:
153:
150:
147:
144:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
130:
129:Cypriniformes
127:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
113:
110:
107:
104:
103:
100:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
78:
73:
69:
63:
58:
57:Least Concern
47:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
970:Fish of Asia
625:
602:
596:
574:. Retrieved
564:
552:. Retrieved
538:
521:
517:
513:
506:
494:. Retrieved
492:. NatureGate
487:
480:
468:. Retrieved
454:
448:
442:
434:
393:
380:
368:
366:
350:Central Asia
340:
326:Distribution
312:lateral line
308:
298:
292:
286:
281:
280:
272:
268:
264:
259:
258:
257:
246:
239:
232:
225:
224:
201:
199:
183:
182:
159:
158:
24:
18:
975:Leuciscinae
792:iNaturalist
650:Wikispecies
496:14 December
470:16 November
420:Abiogenesis
377:bowdlerized
362:Alpide belt
305:Description
149:Leuciscinae
145:Subfamily:
954:Categories
426:References
320:gill cover
282:Leucaspius
277:Cyprinidae
160:Leucaspius
139:Cyprinidae
576:19 August
554:19 August
486:"Belica:
343:temperate
318:from the
178:Species:
95:Kingdom:
89:Eukaryota
810:10157875
766:FishBase
677:BioLib:
635:Wikidata
604:FishBase
414:See also
402:to both
360:and the
358:Pyrenees
354:Caucasus
265:sunbleak
218:Synonyms
135:Family:
109:Chordata
105:Phylum:
99:Animalia
85:Domain:
62:IUCN 3.1
784:2362881
641:Q750967
352:in the
155:Genus:
125:Order:
115:Class:
60: (
937:154321
924:130766
921:uBio:
914:847097
901:154321
836:163738
797:104519
745:304480
732:LEUUDE
719:208728
373:German
371:is of
316:scales
269:belica
211:, 1843
209:Heckel
172:, 1858
168:&
166:Heckel
932:WoRMS
875:58323
849:11873
823:77347
805:IRMNG
706:723YJ
693:71155
680:15583
548:(PDF)
400:fluke
385:ducks
896:OBIS
888:2150
870:NCBI
844:IUCN
831:ITIS
779:GBIF
771:4782
727:EPPO
688:BOLD
578:2017
556:2017
498:2013
472:2021
455:2008
406:and
170:Kner
857:NBN
818:ISC
714:EoL
701:CoL
665:ADW
526:doi
459:doi
291:or
271:or
956::
934::
911::
898::
885::
872::
859::
846::
833::
820::
807::
794::
781::
768::
755::
742::
729::
716::
703::
690::
667::
652::
637::
601:.
520:.
453:.
447:.
364:.
301:.
267:,
599:"
595:"
580:.
558:.
532:.
528::
522:5
500:.
490:"
474:.
461::
445:"
441:"
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
