Alosa vistonica Economidis & Sinis, 1986
Thracian shad, Thritsa
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Alosa caspia vistonica Economidis & Sinis, 1986 (original combination)
Originally described as Alosa caspia vistonica, the Thracian shad was given full species status by (Kottelat, 1997), and this classification has been followed since (e.g. Crivelli, 2006).
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1986 or more recently
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Lake Vistonis, Greece
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Economidis, P. S., and, Sinis, A. I. (1986). Situation taxonomique et comparaisons des Aloses (Pisces, Clupeidae) provenant des lacs Volvi et Vistonis (Grèce). Description d’une nouvelle sous-espèce: Alosa caspia vistonica. J. Nat. Hist. 20: 723-734. [Abstract]
Other references:
Bobori, D. C; Koutrakis, E. T; and, Economidis, P. S. (2001). Shad species in Greek water - An historical overview and present status. Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. 362/363: 1101-1108. DOI: 10.1051/kmae:2001039
Crivelli, A.J. (2006). Alosa vistonica. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 15 May 2011.
Kottelat, M. (1997). European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52/Suppl. no. 5, 271 pp.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/16218/alosa-vistonica
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Alosa-vistonica.html