Pelasgus stymphalicus
Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus, drawing the describer
Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus is a small, short-lived freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae ("white fish "), which is endemic in parts of the Peloponnese, and is an endangered species. The scientific genus name Pseudophoxinus literally means "false minnow ," and the species name is derived from the seascape Stymfalia ..
Dissemination
The species is endemic in parts of the Peloponnese; in eutrophic, shallow endorheic Limni Stymfalia. Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus lives in wetlands, standing or flowing water weak.
Description and Other
It is a short-lived freshwater fish, which reaches up to 12 cm body length. The fish is very resistant and well adapted to unstable living conditions.
Endangering
Ps stymphalicus is threatened by habitat destruction, water abstraction and pollution. He is in Appendix II of the EU Habitats Directive (1992) and in Appendix III of the Bern Convention (1982, Greece: October 1, 1983) listed.
On the global Red List, he has the status of "Least Concern" ( LC), " least concern".