Pelasgus stymphalicus

Pelasgus stymphalicus
File:Pseudophoxinus-Stymphalicus Valenciennes-1844 - Cropped.jpg
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Pelasgus
Species:	P. stymphalicus
Binomial name
Pelasgus stymphalicus (Valenciennes, 1844)

Pelasgus stymphalicus is a threatened species of small freshwater fish. It is a short-lived species, and reaches a maximum length of 12 cm.

P. stymphalicus is endemic to slow-flowing rivers and wetlands in the Peloponnese and disjunctly in Lake Stymphalia, a natural eutrophic lake without surface drainage. The main threats to P. stymphalicus are habitat destruction, water extraction and pollution, although the species is resilient and well-adapted to unstable conditions. It is protected under Appendix II of the EU's Habitats Directive (1992) and under Appendix III of the Bern Convention, (1982).

Literature

• Economidis, P.S., 1995, Endangered freshwater fishes of Greece., Biological Conservation, 72, 201-211
• Crivelli, A.J., 1996. The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation.. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p.
• Early development of Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus (Cyprinidae) from lake Trichonis, Greece Daoulas C. ; Psarras T. ; Barbieri T - Seliki R. ; Economou A. N. ; Cybium (Cybium) ISSN 0399-0974, 1995

External links

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pelasgus stymphalicus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
• Eschmeyer database Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus
• Redlist map of species distribution
• Redlist database Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus
• Hellenic Ministry for Environment: Limni Stymfalia
• differing findings (South-Peloponnese, Evrotas), Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus