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FISH AND CRABS OF THE RIVER LJUTA The best represented fish variety in the River Ljuta is the Adriatic Dace (Squalius svalize), an endemic species living in the rivers of the Adriatic Basin. Its presence has been also noticed in the River Neretva and its tributaries as well in karst streams and rapids and crystal clear lakes. The River Ljuta is also a home to the Konavle Minnow (Telestes miloradi), an endemic species which, in Croatia, can only be found in Konavle. For over a century it was considered extinct, but several specimens have been found, which have cheered on all lovers of biodiversity. However, its survival has been permanently endangered due to human activity. Once omnipresent in the River Ljuta, the population of the Priest’s Goby (Delminichthys ghetaldii) has dropped as well. It is strictly protected as an endemic species. Coastal or White-Legged Crab (Austropotamobius pallipes) has found its habitat at the bottom of the River Ljuta. Today it is strictly protected, although it used to be fished in large quantities. Its population drastically dropped in the nineties for unknown reasons. The males are larger than the females, and can grow up to 14 cm.
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RIBE I RAKOVI NA LJUTOJ U Ljutoj, danas je najbrojnija riba Svalić (Squalius svalize). Endemska vrsta koja živi u rijekama jadranskog sliva. Zabilježena je još u Neretvi i njezinim pritocima, a voli krške tekućice s brzim protokom i čistim jezerima. Ljuta je i dom Konavoskog pjora (Telestes miloradi), endemska vrsta koja u Hrvatskoj živi samo na području Konavala. Više od stoljeća je ova riba smatrana izumrlom, ali su pronađeni primjerci koji su razveselili sve ljubitelje biološke raznolikosti. Opstanak joj je konstantno ugrožen - naravno, zbog čovjeka. Danas je smanjena populacija i Popovske gobice (Delminichthys ghetaldii) - nekoć izrazito česta u Ljutoj. Strogo je zaštićena endemska vrsta. Na dnu vodotoka rijeke Ljute svoje mjesto je našao i primorski ili bjelonogi rak (Austropotamobius pallipes). Nekoć se lovio u velikim količinama, ali sada je strogo zaštićen. 1990-te mu je iz nepoznatih razloga populacija drastično smanjena. Mužjaci su veći od ženki, a mogu narasti do 14 centimetara.