Silurus aristotelis

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	SILURIFORMES	SILURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Silurus aristotelis

Species Authority:

(Agassiz, 1857)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Aristotle's Catfish

Synonym/s:

Siluris aristotelis (Agassiz, 1857) [orth. error]

Taxonomic Notes:

Note correction to spelling of the generic name from Siluris to Silurus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

Barbieri, R. & Kottelat, M. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
There is insufficient information on population status to make an assessment at present.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Restricted to Lakes Trichonis, Lyssimachia and Amvrakia in western Greece. In the 1980s it was introduced to Lake Volvi, northern Greece and to Lake Pahvotis in western Greece (date of introduction unknown).
Countries:	Native: Greece
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Population [top]

Population:	No data.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in lakes exclusively.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water pollution. Overfishing.

Major Threat(s):

Water pollution. Overfishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is listed in Annex II of the European Union Habitats Directive and in Appendix III of the Bern Convention.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed in Annex II of the European Union Habitats Directive and in Appendix III of the Bern Convention.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Silurus aristotelis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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