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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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Binomial name | |
Alosa vistonica
Economidis &
Sinis, 1986
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Synonyms | |
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Alosa vistonica the Thracian shad, is a species of shad, a freshwater fish in the family Alosidae. 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]
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]
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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Binomial name | |
Alosa vistonica
Economidis &
Sinis, 1986
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Synonyms | |
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Alosa vistonica the Thracian shad, is a species of shad, a freshwater fish in the family Alosidae. 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]
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]