Greek minnow
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The Greek minnow, drawing by the first descriptor |
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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
- ^ Bern Convention, 1982
- ^ 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 .
Web links
- Pelasgus stymphalicus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006. Posted by: Crivelli, AJ, 2005. Retrieved on January 30 of 2007.
- Greek minnow on Fishbase.org (English)