Padogobius bonelli
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | GOBIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Padogobius bonelli |
| Species Authority: | (Bonaparte 1846) |
| Synonym/s: |
Padogobius martensii (Günther, 1861)
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2006 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s: | Freyhof, J. | |||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Kottelat, M. & Smith, K. | |||||||||
| Contributor/s: | Crivelli, A.J. | |||||||||
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Justification: This is a widespread resilient species with no known major threats. European Union 27 = LC. Same rationale as above. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Restricted to southern Switzerland, northern Italy, southern Slovenia and River Zrmanja in Croatia. It has been introduced to the Tiber and Mignone rivers and a number of other small rivers in central and southern Italy. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Croatia; Italy; Slovenia; Switzerland
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| Range Map: |
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Population [top]
| Population: | Generally stable but locally decreasing. It is considered a major pest species outside its natural range. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Lives in small rivers in the hill zone where there is fast running water and a stony substrate. Also found in large lakes south of the Alps. Where it has been introduced outside its natural range it is considered to be the principle threat to Padogobius nigricans. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Water extraction and pollution. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | It is listed in the Appendix III of the Bern Convention where it is misidentified as Gobius fluviatilis (Not valid) and Padogobius (inferior synonym) martensi. |
Bibliography [top]
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Bianco, P.G. 1995. Mediterranean endemic freshwater fishes of Italy. Biological Conservation 72: 159–170. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011). Kottelat, M. 1997. European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52(5): 1-271. Zerunian, S. 2002. Condannati all' estinzione?. Edagricole, Bologna, Italy. |
| Citation: | Freyhof, J. 2006. Padogobius bonelli. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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