Leucaspius delineatus ( Heckel, 1843 )

Artaev, Oleg & Ruchin, Alexander B., 2017, The ichthyofauna of the Moksha River, a tributary of the Volga river basin, Russia, Check List 13 (4), pp. 185-202 : 195

Leucaspius delineatus ( Heckel, 1843) , Belica.

Squalius delineatus Heckel 1843: 1041 .

Leucaspius delineatus — Kottelat and Freyhof 2007: 203.

Material examined. Table 1.

Presence of an incomplete lateral line with eight to twelve pored scales, superior mouth position and keel covered by scales between pelvic origin and anus. The belica inhabit all types of rivers and water bodies, being most frequently found in landlocked oxbows and ponds, and it was somewhat less frequent in karst and suffusion lakes. The highest share in catches was observed in the same water body types and rivers up to 25 km from the source. Note that most ponds are formed in these small rivers and most likely the pond populations assist in maintaining a high abundance of this species in very small rivers.