| Pelasgus stymphalicus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pelasgus |
| Species: | P. stymphalicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelasgus stymphalicus (Valenciennes, 1844) |
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Pelasgus 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 Lake Stymphalia, 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].