- Acanthobrama hulensis
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Acanthobrama hulensis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Acanthobrama Species: A. hulensis Binomial name Acanthobrama hulensis
(Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973)Synonyms Mirogrex hulensis
Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973Acanthobrama hulensis was a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. Its natural habitats were swamps and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel. Acanthobrama hulensis looked much like a sardine. In Israel other members of the genus often are called "sardin" in culinary terms.
The deliberate draining of Lake Hula in the 1950s led to the extinction of this species, along with the cichlid fish Tristramella intermedia. The Israel painted frog was believed to be extinct until a female specimen was found in 2011.[2] Acanthobrama hulensis was last recorded in 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b Crevelli, A.J. (2006). "Acanthobrama hulensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/73/0. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/hula-painted-frog-extinction/
See also
Categories:- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Acanthobrama
- Extinct fish
- Extinctions since 1500
- Fauna of Israel
- Cyprinidae stubs
- Israel stubs
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