| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Alburnus akili | |||
| Species Authority: | Battalgil, 1942 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 | ||||||
| Year Published: | 2006 | ||||||
| Assessor/s: | Crivelli, A.J. | ||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Erk’akan, F., Karatash, A., Goren, M. & Bogutskaya, N. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004) | ||||||
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Beysehir in Turkey, this species declined after the introduction of pikeperch into the lake in 1955. Overfishing also contributed to declines. The fish was last seen in 1998. Now Extinct. |
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| Range Description: | This species was restricted to the Lake Beysehir in Central Anatolia, Turkey. |
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Regionally extinct:
Turkey
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| Population: | Extinct. The fish was last seen in 1998 (F. Erk'akan, F. pers. comm.). |
| Habitat and Ecology: | This was a short-lived species, growing to 13–16 cm long. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The introduction of Pikeperch Sander lucioperca (in 1955) appears to be the main reason for the extinction of this species. Over fishing also contributed to declines. |
| Conservation Actions: | None in place. |
| Citation: | Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Alburnus akili. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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