Greek minnow

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Greek minnow
The Greek minnow, drawing by the first descriptor

The Greek minnow, drawing by the first descriptor

Systematics
without rank: Otophysa
Order : Carp-like (Cypriniformes)
Subordination : Carp fish-like (Cyprinoidei)
Family : White fish (Leuciscidae)
Genre : Pelasgus
Type : Greek minnow
Scientific name
Pelasgus stymphalicus
( Valenciennes , 1758)

The Greek minnow ( Pelasgus stymphalicus , Syn. : Leuciscus stymphalicus , Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus ) is a small, short-lived freshwater fish from the family of the carp fish ( "Whiting"), which is endemic in parts of the Peloponnese to occur and is an endangered species. The species name is derived from the Stymfalia seascape .

distribution

The fish species is endemic to parts of the Peloponnese ; also in the eutrophic Limni Stymfalia, with no superficial drainage . The Greek minnow lives in wetlands , standing or weakly flowing waters.

Description and miscellaneous

It is a short-lived freshwater fish that can grow to a length of 12 cm. The fish is very resilient and well adapted to unstable living conditions.

Danger

The Greek minnow is endangered by habitat destruction, water abstraction and pollution . It is listed in Appendix II of the EU Habitats Directive (1992) and Appendix III of the Bern Convention (1982, Greece: October 1, 1983).

It has the status of "Least Concern" (LC) on the worldwide Red List .

swell

  1. ^ Bern Convention, 1982
  2. ^ IUCN red list, see web links

literature

  • PS Economidis: Endangered freshwater fishes of Greece. In: Biological Conservation. Volume 72, 1995, pp. 201-211.
  • AJ Crivelli: The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication, Arles 1996, ISBN 2-910368-20-3 .
  • C. Daoulas, T. Psarras, T. Barbieri, R. Seliki, AN Economou: Early development of 'Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus' (Cyprinidae) from lake Trichonis, Greece. In: Cybium. 1995, ISSN  0399-0974 .

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