Scardinius graecus
| Scardinius graecus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Scardinius |
| Species: | S. graecus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scardinius graecus Stephanidis, 1937 | |
Scardinius graecus, also called the Greek rudd or Yliki rudd, is a species of cyprinid fish, only known from a single lake, Lake Yliki, in Greece. The other known population, in Lake Paralimni, disappeared after the lake had been drained. This fish is classified as critically endangered.
Sources
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Scardinius graecus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Scardinius graecus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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