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Chondrostoma scodrense

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Chondrostoma scodrense
Species Authority: Elvira, 1987
Synonym/s:
Chondrostoma scodrensis Elvira, 1987

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Crivelli, A.J.
Reviewer/s: Freyhof, J. & Bianco, G. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification:
The species was described from nine specimens caught 100 years ago. Since then, in spite of intensive investigations of its only known previous range, in the 1980s, 1990s and 2003, no specimens have since been recorded. It is assumed to be Extinct.
History:
1996 Critically Endangered
1996 Critically Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Formerly restricted to the Lake Skadar basin in Albania and Montenegro.
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Albania; Montenegro
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Population [top]

Population: Extinct. Recent surveys in Montenegro by Bianco (1999) and Freyhof (2003) have failed to find it.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Lacustrine.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Not clear.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not relevant.
Citation: Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Chondrostoma scodrense. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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