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Achondrostoma occidentale (Robalo, Almada, Sousa, Santos, Moreira & Doadrio, 2005)

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Portugal country information

Common names: Ruivaco do Oeste, Western ruivaco
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from the rivers Sizandro, Safarujo and Alcabrichel in Estremadura, central western Portugal (Ref. 55625). Fish populations are under critical situation. The drainages where this species occurs receive discharges of large amounts of sewage from pig farms, distilleries and the very intense agriculture of the surrounding area (Ref. 55625). Threatened due to pollution, intensive agriculture and water abstraction (Ref. 59043). Status of threat: endangered (Ref. 59043).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robalo, J.I., V.C. Almada, C.S. Santos, M.I. Moreira and I. Doadrio, 2005
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Common names from other countries

Western ruivaco, Lääne-ahersuu, Ruivaco do Oeste, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Achondrostoma: Name refers to the absence of horny plate on the mouth.;  occidentale: From the Latin name occidentale, in reference to the occurrence of this species in Portugal area known as Oeste, meaning west in English..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό.   Temperate

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