Bouvière

The bouvière is small a Poisson of Europe of the family of the Cyprinidé S which has a reciprocal relation between parasitism and the mould of fresh water. The bouvière lays her eggs in the mussel, where the alevins nourish blood of the mussel. The mussel, then, emits larvae called glochidies, which stick to the gills or the skin of the bouvière, or other fresh water fish, and grow in a cyst until they are ready to hatch.

• Size: 5 - 6 cm (8 cm maximum)

See too

List of fish

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