Pseudophoxinus libani
| Pseudophoxinus libani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. libani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus libani (Lortet, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phoxinellus libani Lortet, 1883 | |
Pseudophoxinus libani is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is the only endemic fish of Lebanon.[1][2]
It was originally reported in the upper Orontes river by Louis Charles Émile Lortet in 1883. It was considered extinct in 1996 but was found again in 2001, alive and well, swimming around in Lake Yammoune in the Yammoune nature reserve near Yammoune village. Its natural habitats are rivers and inland karsts. It is considered a Critically Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss (especially through eutrophication of Lake Yammoune[3]) and overfishing.[2]
References
- ↑ William Curtis Beckman (1962). The freshwater fishes of Syria and their general biology and management. Fisheries Division, Biology Branch, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- 1 2 Jaradi, Ghassan Ramasdan., State & Trends of the Lebanese Environment, Chapter 5, Biodiversity and Forests, United Nations Development Programmef for the Lebanese Ministry of the Environment, p. 157, 2010.
- ↑ Life Science, Secondary Education , First year. Republic of Lebanon Center for Educational Research and Development. p. 142.
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