Romanogobio benacensis

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.

Romanogobio benacensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Romanogobio
Species:
R. benacensis
Binomial name
Romanogobio benacensis
(Pollini (ru), 1816)
Distriburtion of Romanogobio benacensis
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus benacensis Pollini, 1816
  • Gobio benacensis (Pollini, 1816)
  • Gobio venatus Bonaparte, 1839
  • Gobio lutescens De Filippi, 1844
  • Gobio pollinii De Betta, 1862

The Latin specific epithet benacensis refers to Lake Garda in northern Italy, which was known to the Romans as 'Benacus'.[2][3]

References
  1. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Romanogobio benacensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2006: e.T61343A12465317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61343A12465317.en.
  2. Adrian S. HollisFragments of Roman Poetry C.60 BC-AD 20, p. 115, at Google Books
  3. Catherine Richards Adventure Guide to Milan and the Italian Lakes, p. 310, at Google Books


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