DOI: 10.14798/72.4.774
Short communication, Note
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Aphanius transgrediens Ermin, 1946 (Cyprinodontidae)
2014, 72 (4) p. 186-187
Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu, Fitnat Güler Ekmekçi
Abstract
Aphanius transgrediens is distributed only in the spring systems of Lake Acıgöl (Afyon-Denizli/Turkey). Because its population is believed to have declined since the 2000’s, the species is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The most threatening factors are the Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) densely found in the area and industrial activity.