Languedoc Minnow

Distinguished from its congeners in Europe by having patches of breast scales continuous across breast, lateral line usually reaching at least anal fin base, a faint midlateral stripe on flank in preserved individuals, more or less dissociated into squarish blotches, dorsal half of body goldish-bronze with few darker vermiculations, caudal peduncle depth 2.1-2.9 times in its length, snout length 28-33% HL, 0.9-1.3 times eye diameter, and anal fin origin below or behind base of last dorsal ray (Ref. 59043).

Inhabits small streams with clear, cold, well oxygenated water over gravel to stone bottom (Ref. 59043).

Phoxinus septimaniae is a species of minnow that was described in 2007. It is native to France and Spain.