Global InformationPelasgus stymphalicus information
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pelasgus |
| Species: | P. stymphalicus
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| Pelasgus stymphalicus (Valenciennes, 1844)
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Pelasgus stymphalicus, also known as the dáska or stymphalia minnow, is a threatened species of small freshwater fish. It is a short-lived species, and reaches a maximum length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
P. stymphalicus is endemic to slow-flowing rivers and wetlands in the Peloponnese and disjunctly in Lake Stymphalia, a natural eutrophic lake without surface drainage. The main threats to P. stymphalicus are habitat destruction, water extraction and pollution, although the species is resilient and well-adapted to unstable conditions. It is protected under Appendix II of the EU's Habitats Directive (1992) and under Appendix III of the Bern Convention, (1982).[2]
- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Pelasgus stymphalicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T18579A8479427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T18579A8479427.en.
- ^ Bern Convention, 1982