When ordinary Podust were quite numerous by the representative of the Carp family and in some regions even included in the list of commercial fish species. Today it is extremely rare and almost endangered.
The size of the Podust should be attributed to small fish. Typically its length is not more than 30 cm and a weight of up to 400 g, but in exceptional cases individuals 1.5 kg. Body elongate, covered with large, tightly seated scales. The belly and flanks of the fish are bright silver in color, and only the back stands out for its dark green color. Well-marked reddish fins, while the tail has a black border on the top and bottom edge. During spawning the males acquire a bright color – in the corners of the mouth, near the pectoral fins appear orange spots. Along the entire body (from the eyes to tail) on the sides of the black stripe passes, and the flakes appear the same color small spots. On the head are formed of numerous epithelial tubercles.
The name of the Podust received for the unusual position of the mouth. He is under cartilaginous, markedly outstanding forward bow and has a transverse arcuate slit. Pharyngeal teeth large, uniserial. The lower jaw has a pointed Horny sheath.
Life expectancy is an average of 8–10 years and depends largely on the conditions in which dwells an ordinary Podust.
This species belongs to family Cyprinidae, order cyprinoid fishes of the group of ray-finned fish. Lately the number has declined. Of the existing 18 kinds Podust common – most frequently.
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This fish prefers a moderate course and did not like standing water. Therefore, most often dwells in deep rivers where the bottom is sandy, rocky, with large irregularities, avoiding areas with slow current. The Podust-bottom fish, is kept almost at the bottom, almost touching his belly. He especially likes places where a lot of flooded snags and rocky rubble.
It is Found in almost all large European rivers. Most common in Germany and Switzerland. In Russia lives in the rivers basins of the Baltic, North, Black seas. In the upper reaches of the Kama is quite common common Podust. In Belarus its range is limited to the basins of the rivers Western bug and Pripyat.
This fish forms large schools consisting of dozens, if not hundreds, of roughly the same size of individuals. The Podust unpretentious and very trusting, making it easy prey for the fishermen. Fish are very attracted to the dregs, it is often possible to watch as they swim up almost to the very feet of swimming people. In raised from the bottom silt and sand they are looking for insect larvae. Often take fish on the surface (melted) in may-June when there is a mass flight of the moth. Thanks to its special mouth Podust forced the seizure of food from the water surface to roll over, showing the bright abdomen. This allows you to easily distinguish the melting of this fish from the others.
Common Podust – fish, leading day way of life. In Sunny weather, can be a good look standing at the bottom of long rows of packs. They are sometimes very numerous. At night the fish goes to the depth or closer to the shore, hiding in the bushes, which often gets in the fishing basting and baskets.
Podust Very sensitive to the damage of water. But toxic emissions from riverine plants, rolling leaves, as is done, for example, minnows, and hiding behind rocks. As a result, almost every summer you can see the river in a large number of floating half-dead Podust, take away crows and vultures.
Common Podust, a photo of which is given in this article, as fluorescent fish, it feeds mainly on filamentous algae and detritus. He collects rocks, driftwood, piles, skillfully scouring my lips. Great damage he causes to spring Podust other fish, eating their fertilized eggs, scrape it with underwater objects. Part of the diet during this period is also dung and earthworms. But with the beginning of summer becomes herbivorous fish common Podust – food it consists entirely of river vegetation.
Sexual maturity, these fish reach age 3–5 years when their body length becomes not less than 18 cm spawn Podust throwing large stones, piles. This continues a period not exceeding three days. The eggs are large, whitish color, their number ranges from 1.5 to 12 thousand pieces. Some time Podust still holding near the spawning grounds. In this time he feeds not only vegetation, but also the eggs of other spawning later, fish: Chub, gudgeon, roach. Sometimes do not even hesitate and his own.
2 weeks Later hatch of larvae. Within two months they live in the water column, feeding on plankton, and becoming a fry, move on to a benthic lifestyle, which usually leads Podust ordinary.
Reproduction starts in April, butsometimes earlier, it depends on the water temperature – it needs to warm up to a minimum of 8–10⁰С. The fry appear, when it is already warm enough, and all spend the summer on the shoals and the shallows with weak currents. In such places it usually grows a lot of grass (water pine, Shelkovnikov, etc.), through which fish grow pretty quickly. In September, the juveniles moved to deeper places. To the age of one year the weight of the Podust is about 60 g, to the fall it has already reached a mass of 150–200
In the Autumn, with the onset of cold weather, Podust settles more calm and quiet places. The lack of plant food forces him to find in the silt layer bloodworms. In October, on sites of the rivers with strong current and rapids it is almost not found. The main place where it spends the winter Podust ordinary, are of a deep pit. He is hiding since November, when the rivers start to freeze, until spring.
Field values Podust has not. The reason is that the last time he almost never found in large numbers. Besides its benthic lifestyle and habitat make it difficult to catch. Most often, Podust becomes the prey for the angler-an Amateur, armed with simple hand line. In the face of other similar devices it is not particularly willingly. But the bait is caught with difficulty. A bit exists among the fishermen of these specialists that catch Podust nothing. The bite of this fish requires a quick trip, and it is quite strong and often fails. Also requires a good feeding in large quantities.
The Meat of the Podust delicious, diet, possesses various beneficial properties. Cook it immediately after catching the fish, since it tends to deteriorate very quickly.
Rare species, the population of which in recent times, especially shrinking, is a common Podust. The red book of many European countries includes it in lists of endangered fish. The main reason for the reduction in the number of this kind – pollution of rivers with toxic chemicals, household and industrial wastewater. Podust ordinary – fish, able to survive only in very clean water. Therefore helps to preserve the cleaning of the riverbed, preventing the siltation of spawning areas, artificial rearing with subsequent release in water sources.
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