Acanthobrama telavivensis

Yarkon Bleak
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Acanthobrama
Species: A. telavivensis
Binomial name
Acanthobrama telavivensis
Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973

Acanthobrama telavivensis, the Yarkon bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in Israel. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Acanthobrama telavivensis is listed as extinct in the wild by the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). Acanthobrama telavivensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 February 2009.
  2. ^ IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <http://www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 March 2010