Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Iberochondrostoma > Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum

Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum (Boga-portuguesa; Portuguese pardelha)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum, or the boga-portuguesa (its common names in English and Portuguese are the same), is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in a very restricted area in Portugal, and is threatened by pollution and habitat destruction (dams). Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum live in coastal rivers and terminal segments of main rivers, and reach a maximum length of about 15 cm (5.9 in) TL.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0