Salmo pallaryi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SALMONIFORMES	SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Salmo pallaryi
Species Authority:	Pellegrin, 1924

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Crivelli, A.J.
Reviewer/s:	Azeraoul, A. & Smith, K. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification: This species disappeared in the late 1930s, probably due to the introduction of common carp. Only two specimens of this species exist in a Museum.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	It was restricted to Lake (Aguelmam) Sidi Ali, located at 2,230 m altitude in the Atlas mountains in northern Morocco.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Morocco
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Population [top]

Population:

This species disappeared in the late 1930s, probably due to the introduction of common carp. Only two specimens of this species exist in a Museum.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	No data.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Introduction of common carp.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

Azeroual, A. 2003. Monographie des poissons des eaux continentales du Maroc: systématique, distribution et ecologie. PhD , University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Kottelat, M. 1997. European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52(5): 1-271.