Sabanejewia romanica
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | COBITIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Sabanejewia romanica | |||
| Species Authority: | Bacescu, 1943 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Cobitis romanica Bacescu, 1943
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2008 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Bohlen, J., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit) | |||
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Justification: The species has a fragmented distribution in sandy streams with fast current in the Arges, Olt, Jui, Mures and Tapolitza systems of the Danube basin. Damming, water abstraction and pollution have all increased in recent years which all have an impact on the species. It is suspected that the species population has declined by almost 30% in the past 10 years, and will continue to do so as development within Romania increases. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Romania: Danube basin, Arges, Olt, Jui, Mures and Tapolitza systems. |
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Native:
Romania
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Population [top]
| Population: | Declining, localised and fragmented population. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: |
Habitat: Sandy streams with clean water and moderate to fast current. Biology: Spawns from May to July. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Development in Romania is leading to increased water abstraction, pollution and damming of rivers. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | No information. |
Bibliography [top]
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Banarescu, P. 1964. Fauna Republicii Populare Romîne. Volumul XIII. Pisces - Osteichthyes (pesti ganoizi si osisi). Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, Bucuresti. IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008). Kottelat, M. and Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland. |
| Citation: | Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Sabanejewia romanica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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