Global InformationRomanogobio benacensis information
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Conservation status
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 Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Romanogobio |
| Species: | R. benacensis
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| Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini (ru), 1816)
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Romanogobio benacensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Italy and Slovenia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Latin specific epithet benacensis refers to Lake Garda in northern Italy, which was known to the Romans as 'Benacus'.[2][3]
- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Romanogobio benacensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61343A12465317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61343A12465317.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Adrian S. HollisFragments of Roman Poetry C.60 BC-AD 20, p. 115, at Google Books
- ^ Catherine Richards Adventure Guide to Milan and the Italian Lakes, p. 310, at Google Books