Acanthobrama telavivensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973
Yarkon bleak, Yarkon bream
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1999. Since reintroduced to the wild (Smith et al., 2023)
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Israel
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
ANSP 150990 (1 fish)
NRM 31181 (5 fish)
USNM 218514.5077084 (1 fish)
FMNH 87386 (2 fish)
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Media
References
Original scientific description:
Goren, Menachem, Fishelson, L. and Trewavas, E. (1973). The cyprinid fishes of Acanthobrama Heckel and related genera. Bull Br Natl Hist Mus (Zoology) 24: 291-315.
Other references:
Elron, Eldad, Gasith, Avital and Goren, Menachem. (2006). Reproductive strategy of a small endemic cyprinid, the Yarqon bleak (Acanthobrama telavivensis), in a mediterranean-type stream. Environmental Biology of Fishes 77: 141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-006-9066-8
Gafny, S., Goren, M. and Gasith, A. 2000. Habitat condition and fish assemblage structure in a coastal Mediterranean stream (Yarqon, Israel) receiving domestic effluent. Hydrobiologia 422-423: 319-330.
Goren, M. 2009. Saving critically endangered fish species – utopia or practical idea? The story of the Yarqon bleak- Acanthobrama telavivensis (Cyprinidae) as a test case. . Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 15(1): 1-12.
Goren, M. 2011. Re-introduction of the "Extinct in the Wild" Yarqon bleak- Acanthobrama telavivensis (Cyprinidae). In: Soorae, P.P. (ed.), Global re-introduction perspectives: Re-introduction case studies from around the globe, pp. 45-48. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group.
Goren Menachem. (2012). The Fall and Rise of the Yarqon Bleak. WAZA Magazine (World Association of Zoos and Aquaria) 13: 36-38.
Goren, M. (2014). Acanthobrama telavivensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 07 May 2015.
Goren, M. and Ortal, R. 1999. Biogeography, diversity and conservation of the inland water fish communities in Israel. Biological Conservation 89: 1-9.
Smith, Donal et al. (2023). Extinct in the wild: The precarious state of Earth’s most threatened group of species. Science 379(6634): eadd2889. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add2889
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