Scardinius graecus
Appearance
Scardinius graecus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Scardinius |
Species: | S. graecus
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Binomial name | |
Scardinius graecus Stephanidis, 1937
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Scardinius graecus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T19947A9113453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T19947A9113453.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Sources
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scardinius graecus". FishBase.