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Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum

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Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Genus:
Iberochondrostoma
Species:
I. lusitanicum
Binomial name
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum
Synonyms

Chondrostoma lusitanicum Collares-Pereira, 1980
Misspellings:
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicus
Chondrostoma lusitanicus

Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum, or the boga-portuguesa (its common names in English and Portuguese are the same[2]), 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).[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum" in FishBase. August 2011 version.


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