Romanichthys

Romanichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Tribe: Romanichthyini
Genus: Romanichthys
M. Dumitrescu, Bănărescu & N. Stoica, 1957
Species:
R. valsanicola
Binomial name
Romanichthys valsanicola
M. Dumitrescu, Bănărescu & N. Stoica, 1957

Romanichthys valsanicola, the asprete, is a primitive perch found only in Romania. Discovered in 1957, it survives only in the Vâlsan tributary of the Argeş river. It is a critically endangered species.

References

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Romanichthys valsanicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T19740A9008207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19740A9008207.en. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Romanichthys valsanicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T19740A9008207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19740A9008207.en.
  3. ↑ McGrath, Stehen 2020. Back from the dead. BBC News.