Romanichthys valsanicola Dumitrescu, Bănărescu & Stoica, 1957
Asprete, Sculpin perch, Romanian(-)darter
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Romania
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Dumitrescu, M., Bănărescu, P. and Stoica, N. (1957). Romanichthys valsanicola nov. gen. nov. sp. (Pisces, Percidae). Travaux du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 'Grigore Antipa' 1: 225-244.
Other references:
Bănăduc, Dora et al. (2020). Sediments as factor in the fate of the threatened endemic fish species Romanichthys valsanicola Dumitrescu, Bănărescu and Stoica, 1957 (Vălsan River Basin, Danube Basin). Transylv. Rev. Syst. Ecol. Res. 22(2): 15-30.
Bănărescu, P. (2002). Romanichthys valsanicola, a highly threatened species from the Danube River basin in Romania. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Bănărescu, P., Bless, R. and Georgescu, A. 1995. Threatened fishes of the world: Romanichthys valsanicola Dumitrescu, Banarescu and Stoica, 1957 (Percidae).
Kottelat, M. and Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland.
Freyhof, J. and Kottelat, M. (2008). Romanichthys valsanicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T19740A9008207. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19740A9008207.en. Downloaded on 10 May 2018.
Telcean, Ilie C. et al. (2011). Romanichthys valsanicola is still fighting! How can we help? North-Western Journal of Zoology 7(2): 334-338.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/7219/romanian-darter-romanichthys-valsanicola
https://www.romania-insider.com/inventory-asprete-rarest-fish-europe-romania-2022