Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus
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| Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus Valenciennes, 1844 |
Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus is a threatened species of small freshwater fish. It is a short-lived species, and reaches a maximum length of 12 cm.
P. stymphalicus is endemic to slow-flowing rivers and wetlands in the Peloponnese and disjunctly in Limni Stymfalia, a natural eutrophic lake without surface drainage. The main threats to P. stymphalicus are habitat destruction, water extraction and pollution, although the species is resilient and well-adapted to unstable conditions. It is protected under Appendix II of the EU's Habitats Directive (1992) and under Appendix III of the Bern Convention, (1982)[1].
[edit] Literature
- Economidis, P.S., 1995, Endangered freshwater fishes of Greece., Biological Conservation, 72, 201-211
- Crivelli, A.J., 1996. The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation.. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p.
- Early development of Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus (Cyprinidae) from lake Trichonis, Greece Daoulas C. ; Psarras T. ; Barbieri T - Seliki R. ; Economou A. N. ; Cybium (Cybium) ISSN 0399-0974, 1995
[edit] Links
- "Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Eschmeyer database Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus
- Redlist map of species distribution
- Redlist database Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus
- Hellenic Ministry for Environment: Limni Stymfalia
- differing findings (South-Peloponnese, Evrotas), Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus
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