DOI: 10.14798/72.4.768
Short communication, Note
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Cobitis levantina Krupp & Moubayed, 1992 (Cobitidae)
2014, 72 (4) p. 181-182
Fitnat Güler Ekmekçi, Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu
Abstract
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.