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This fish was described in 1957 by Romanian student scientists M. Dumitrescu, P. Bănărescu, and N. Stoica. Local names include asprete , poprete , and sforete . Endemic to a very restricted area in southern Romania , it was found in the upper reach of the Argeş River and in two of its tributaries: Râul Doamnei and Vâlsan .
The tail is dark brown or black, the dorsal fin is a greyish-green in colour and all the other fins are orange-red. [3] The dorsal fin has 3 spines and 7–9 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 7–10 rays. The vertebrae count is 42–48. It can grow to 60 cm standard length but most fish are around 30 cm. [2]
The Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus. It occurs in the lower Danube basin of Bulgaria and Romania, as well as in several rivers of Bulgaria flowing into the Black Sea, such as Kamchiya. [2] The species is named after János Salamon Petényi. Males can reach 25 cm in length.
According to a systematic list of the Romanian vertebrate fauna, there are 732 species of vertebrates living in Romania. When grouped into classes, the largest number of these species are birds, with 382 species, followed by fish with 184. 110 of these species are mammals, 31 are reptiles, 20 are amphibians, while only four belong to the Cyclostomata class of jawless fish.
The book does not contain any color illustrations. The fourth edition was the first to incorporate the wide use of DNA analysis, revising many earlier classifications. The first edition appeared in 1976, the second in 1984, the third in 1994 ( John Wiley & Sons , ISBN 0-471-54713-1 ), the fourth in March 2006 ( ISBN 0-471-25031-7 ), and the ...
The Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma), also called the Mediterranean ling and even blue ling [1] [3] (though the latter is also used for Molva dypterygia), is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.
The Knights of the Fish (Spanish: "Los Caballeros del Pez") is a Spanish fairy tale collected by Fernán Caballero in Cuentos. Oraciones y Adivinas. [3] Andrew Lang included it in The Brown Fairy Book. A translation was published in Golden Rod Fairy Book. [4] Another version of the tale appears in A Book of Enchantments and Curses by Ruth ...
The overriding theme is Romania's progress from former Communist dictatorship to a democracy within the European Union.The country's socio-cultural, economic and political transition provides the backdrop for a range of overlapping and often opposing sub-themes drawn from everyday life in town and country, home and abroad.