Scientific name: Pseudochondrostoma willkommii
Common name: Boga do Guadiana
Description: The body is elongated and narrow and can reach a maximum of 25cm in length. The mouth is inferior and straight, the lower lip being a well developed horny blade (used to scrape the substrate to feed), the muzzle is prominent. The scales are very small and in large numbers.
Breeding season: It starts in march and can be prolonged until may/june (depending on the temperature variation, between 15-17ºC)
Diet: It has benthic habits, feeding mainly on vegetal debris and macroinvertebrates.
Status: VULNERABLE
