Salmo carpio

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SALMONIFORMES	SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Salmo carpio

Species Authority:

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Name/s:

English

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Carpione Del Garda

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered A2bde ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

Freyhof, J. & Elvira, B. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Justification:
S. carpio is restricted to Garda lake in northern Italy and its population has been reduced by more than 80% in the past ten years due to introduced species, overfishing and other unknown reasons. The decline in this species is based upon fisheries catch data.

History:

1996

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Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	It is restricted to Garda lake in northern Italy. It has been introduced into numerous lakes in Italy and other countries.
Countries:	Native: Italy
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	Decreasing.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a lacustrine species. It has two spawning seasons: one in winter and one in summer.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Overfishing, destruction of habitat and water pollution (past threats). Introduced species (Coregonus spp).

Major Threat(s):

Overfishing, destruction of habitat and water pollution (past threats). Introduced species (Coregonus spp).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

	Bianco, P.G. 1995. Mediterranean endemic freshwater fishes of Italy. Biological Conservation 72: 159–170. Confortini, I. 1998. Evolution of fish community of the Lake Garda; Present and past situation. Atts 6 Convegno A.I.I.A.D. Regione Liguria, Provincia Di La Spezia pp: 77–86. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Melotto, S. and Alessio, G. 1990. Biology of carpione, Salmo carpio L., an endemic species of Lake Garda (Italy). Journal of Fish Biology 37: 687–698. Patarnello, T., Bargelloni, L., Caldara, F. and Colombo, L. 1994. Cytochrome b and 16S rRNA sequence variation in the Salmo trutta (Salmonidae, Teleostei) species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 3: 69–74.

Bianco, P.G. 1995. Mediterranean endemic freshwater fishes of Italy. Biological Conservation 72: 159–170.

Confortini, I. 1998. Evolution of fish community of the Lake Garda; Present and past situation. Atts 6 Convegno A.I.I.A.D. Regione Liguria, Provincia Di La Spezia pp: 77–86.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Melotto, S. and Alessio, G. 1990. Biology of carpione, Salmo carpio L., an endemic species of Lake Garda (Italy). Journal of Fish Biology 37: 687–698.

Patarnello, T., Bargelloni, L., Caldara, F. and Colombo, L. 1994. Cytochrome b and 16S rRNA sequence variation in the Salmo trutta (Salmonidae, Teleostei) species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 3: 69–74.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo carpio. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2012.
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