DOI: 10.1515/cjf-2017-0006
Short communication, Note
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Orsinogobius croaticus (Mrakovčić, Kerovec, Mišetić and Schneider, 1996) (Teleostei: Gobiidae)
2017, 75 (1) p. 30-35
Sven Horvatić, Zoran Marčić, Milorad Mrakovčić, Perica Mustafić, Ivana Buj, Marko Ćaleta, Davor Zanella
Abstract
Orsinogobius croaticus is a freshwater fish with a small and limited distribution range in the Adriatic basin in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, where it inhabits cold karstic rivers and springs. The main threats to its populations include habitat fragmentation, declining habitat quality and the introduction of alien species. Conservation recommendations are proposed to improve effective habitat preservation and to expand the knowledge about this species.