Pelasgus epiroticus explained

Pelasgus epiroticus,[1] [2] or tsima,[3] is a species of freshwater minnow in the family Cyprinidae.It is endemic to lake Pamvotis in Greece. Due to the restricted range of the species as well as the significant loss its population suffered since the early 1990s it has been assessed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Notes and References

  1. Leonardos. I. D.. Kagalou. I. Tsoumani. M. Economidis. P. S.. Fish fauna in a Protected Greek lake: biodiversity, introduced fish species over an 80-year period and their impacts on the ecosystem. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 2008. 17. 1. 165–173. 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00268.x.
  2. Perdikaris. C. Nathanailides. C. Gouva. E. Karipoglou. C. Paschos. I. Collapse of Epirus minnow (Pseudophoxinus epiroticus) population in Lake Pamvotis, Greece (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 2005. 16. 4. 371–374.
  3. Book: Kottelat. Maurice. Freyhof. Jörg. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. 2007. Publications Kottelat. Cornol, Switzerland. 215.

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