Phoxinellus alepidotus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:	Phoxinellus alepidotus
Species Authority:	(Heckel, 1843)
Synonym/s:	Paraphoxinus alepidotus (Heckel, 1843)
Taxonomic Notes:	Following Eschmeyer (2004) Paraphoxinus alepidotus was transferred to Phoxinellus alepidotus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,iv) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

Mrakovcic, M. & Freyhof, J. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
P. alepidotus is found at three, possibly four locations (Cetina river basin and to the Livanjsko, Glamocko, and Grahovo Polje karsts), with a continuing decline in area of occupancy (AOO) due to water extraction, in habitat quality due to agricultural pollution and introduced species, and a decline in the number of subpopulations as the subpopulation in the Cetina river basin is thought to be now extinct.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	It is known only from the Cetina river basin and to the Livanjsko, Glamocko, and Grahovo Polje karsts in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. It is possibly absent in the Cetina river basin (Mrakovcic, M. pers comm).
Countries:	Native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia
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Population [top]

Population:	Declining (Mrakovcic, M. pers comm)
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in streams in the karst region.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water extraction, drought, water pollution (fertilizers and pesticides from intensive agriculture), dam construction and introduced fish species.

Major Threat(s):

Water extraction, drought, water pollution (fertilizers and pesticides from intensive agriculture), dam construction and introduced fish species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Phoxinellus alepidotus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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