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Lavinia symmetricus ssp. nov. 'Red Hills'

Red Hills roach

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered in 2014

 

Distribution

Tuolumne County, California, USA

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Jones, W. J., Quelvog, B. D. and Bernardi, G. (2002). Morphological and genetic analysis of the Red Hills roach (Cyprinidae: Lavinia symmetricus). Conservation Genetics 3(3): 261-276. [Abstract]

http://abc7news.com/science/uc-davis-biologists-find-small-fish-thought-to-be-extinct-/267606/

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/23082/lavinia-symmetricus-ssp-nov-hills

 

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