Tristramella magdelainae

Tristramella magdelainae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tristramella
Species: T. magdelainae
Binomial name
Tristramella magdelainae
(Lortet, 1883)

Tristramella magdelainae is an extinct species of cichlid fish. It was endemic to the vicinity of Damascus in Syria. It was last recorded in the 1950s, has not been recorded since and is presumed extinct.[1] Drought, pollution and water extraction may have destroyed its habitat.[1] This taxon is considered to be a subspecies of T. simonis in FishBase[2] and considered a synonym of T. simonis by Catalogue of Fishes.[3] This species reached a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Goren, M. (2005). "Tristramella magdelainae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tristramella magdelainae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&tbl=species&spid=38597


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