Anaecypris hispanica

Anaecypris hispanica
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Anaecypris Collares-Pereira, 1983
Species:	A. hispanica
Binomial name
Anaecypris hispanica (Steindachner, 1866)
Synonyms
Phoxinellus hispanicus (Steindachner, 1866) Phoxinus hispanicus Steindachner, 1866

Anaecypris hispanica is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is the only living member of the genus Anaecypris, that can be found in Spain and Portugal. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Anaecypris hispanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anaecypris hispanica". FishBase. August 2011 version.
• Collares-Pereira, M.J., Cowx, I.G., Rodrigues, J.A., Rogado, L. & da Costa, L.M., 1999. The status of Anaecypris hispanica in Portugal: Problems of conserving a highly endangered Iberian fish. Biological Conservation 88, 207-212. [1]