THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Cobitis levantina Krupp and Moubayed, 1992 (Cobitidae)

Cobitis levantina is distributed only in the uppermost Litani and Orontes River basins in Syria and Turkey. Its populations are under threat due to several factors such as desiccation, climate change and pollution. The species is assessed as Endangered (EN) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...

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Published inRibarstvo Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 181 - 182
Main Authors Ekmek i, Fitnat G ler, Yogurt uoglu, Baran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2014
Subjects
Cobitidae
Cobitis levantina
Freshwater
Syria
Turkey
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Summary:Cobitis levantina is distributed only in the uppermost Litani and Orontes River basins in Syria and Turkey. Its populations are under threat due to several factors such as desiccation, climate change and pollution. The species is assessed as Endangered (EN) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Original Abstract: Cobitis levantina je rasprostranjena u podrucju najgornjeg dijela rijecnih slivova rijeka Litani i Orontes u Syriji i Turskoj. Turkey. Njezina populacija je ugrozena radi nekoliko cimbenika kao sto su; isusivanje, klimatske promjene i zagadjenje. Vrsta se procjenjuje kao ugrozena (EN) prema IUCN Crvenom popisu ugrozenih vrsta.
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ISSN:1330-061X
1848-0586
DOI:10.14798/72.4.768