Romanichthys
| Romanichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Tribe: | Romanichthyini |
| Genus: | Romanichthys M. Dumitrescu, Bănărescu & N. Stoica, 1957 |
| Species: | R. valsanicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Romanichthys valsanicola M. Dumitrescu, Bănărescu & N. Stoica, 1957
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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.[2][3] It is a critically endangered species.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ McGrath, Stehen 2020. Back from the dead. BBC News. [1]
