“…Researchers in this field are also interested in fish species that are of no economic importance, but are valuable components of aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity. This was the case for several species of rheophilous cyprinid fishes that are of no economic importance and/or do not have a high conservation status, including: ide, Leuciscus idus (L.) (Cejko et al 2010, Targoñska et al 2011a; chub, Squalius cephalus (L.) (Krejszeff et al 2008; common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus (L.) (Cejko et al, 2012, Nowosad et al 2014, Targoñska et al 2015; barbel, Barbus barbus (L.) (Targoñska et al 2011b, Prusiñska et al 2020; rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus (L.) (Kucharczyk et al 1997a); and asp, Leuciscus aspius (L.) (Kujawa et al 1997. For many fish species, variation in individual growth can lead to changes in population productivity since size affects survival, fecundity, and reproduction.…”