Delminichthys jadovensis

Delminichthys jadovensis is a species of cyprinid fish.

Delminichthys jadovensis

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Delminichthys
Species:
D. jadovensis
Binomial name
Delminichthys jadovensis
(Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2002)
Synonyms
  • Phoxinellus jadovensis Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2002

It is found only in Croatia, in the karst region. First scientifically described in 2002, P. jadovensis is found at only one location, a stream in the Jadova River. The populations seems to be declining even here, and considered critically endangered.

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