Hemigrammocapoeta nana

Hemigrammocapoeta nana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hemigrammocapoeta
Species: H. nana
Binomial name
Hemigrammocapoeta nana
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms

Tylognathus nanus Heckel, 1843
Tylognathus steinitziorum Kosswig, 1950

Hemigrammocapoeta nana is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan, and Syria.[1]

Its natural habitats are freshwater rivers, lakes and ponds of the Barada and Jordan River drainage basins, as well as the Kishon River. This bottom-dwelling fish is often overlooked, as it is small and prefers to hide among stones and water plants. It is an omnivore which feeds on aufwuchs.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly due to water pollution and unsustainable water extraction for agriculture. Droughts perhaps exacerbated by climate change and invasive species also pose problems. Though the populations in lakes are generally holding their own, most of these are small and susceptibl to catastrophic fish kills. The river populations, on the other hand, are declining. Therefore this species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Goren (2006)

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