Iberocypris Palaciosi
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''Iberocypris palaciosi'' or ''Squalius palaciosi''''placiosi, Iberocypris''
in
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(Aug 2022) is a species of
cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
fish. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
where it is known with the name ''bogardilla''. ''Iberocypris palaciosi'' is only known from two tributaries of the
Guadalquivir The Guadalquivir (, also , , ) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from the Gulf ...
river, from a total stretch of less than 100 km. It is threatened by
habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
and considered critically endangered. No records of the species have been made recently in fish surveys.


Sources

Leuciscinae Endemic fauna of Spain Freshwater fish of Europe Fish described in 1980 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub