Biology:Alosa vistonica
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Short description: Species of fish
| Alosa vistonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Alosidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. vistonica
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| Alosa vistonica Economidis & Sinis, 1986
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Alosa vistonica the Thracian shad, is a species of shad, a freshwater fish in the family Clupeidae. It is endemic to a single shallow lake, Lake Vistonida in Greece. It is classified as critically endangered (CR)[1] and is threatened by sewage, industrial effluents, destruction of spawning sites by agricultural development and increased salinity following the opening of a canal into the sea.[2] It has been suspected to be extinct already.[1]
Short description
A. vistonica reaches a maximum length of 17 cm (SL). It is distinguished from other members of its genus entering freshwater of the Mediterranean basin by having 78–97 gill rakers and well-developed teeth on the palatine and vomer, especially in juveniles.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Alosa vistonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61393A12460473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61393A12460473.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61393/12460473. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Alosa vistonica" in FishBase. January 2014 version.
External links
- "Photo of Alosa vistonica". http://www.ittiofauna.org/webmuseum/pesciossei/clupeiformes/clupeidae/alosa/alosa_vistonica/index_big.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q1498503 entry
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