Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum

Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Iberochondrostoma
Species: I. lusitanicum
Binomial name
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum
(Collares-Pereira, 1980)
Synonyms

Chondrostoma lusitanicum Collares-Pereira, 1980
Misspellings:
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicus
Chondrostoma lusitanicus

Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum, or the boga-portuguesa (its common names in English and Portuguese are the same[2]), is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in a very restricted area in Portugal, and is threatened by pollution and habitat destruction (dams).[1]

Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum live in coastal rivers and terminal segments of main rivers, and reach a maximum length of about 15 cm (5.9 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Iberochondrostoma lusitanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum" in FishBase. August 2011 version.