Pseudophoxinus libani explained

Pseudophoxinus libani, also known as the Levantine minnow, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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.^[3]) It is potentially affected by overfishing.^[2] The Orontes minnow is sometimes considered conspecific by some taxonomic authorities.

Notes and References

1. Book: William Curtis Beckman. The freshwater fishes of Syria and their general biology and management. 28 October 2012. 1962. Fisheries Division, Biology Branch, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2. Web site: 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. . 2012-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225228/http://test.moe.gov.lb/Documents/SOER%20Chap%205%20reduced.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .
3. Book: Life Science, Secondary Education, First year . 142 . Republic of Lebanon Center for Educational Research and Development.