Pachychilon pictum

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pachychilon pictum

Species Authority:

(Heckel & Kner, 1858)

Common Name/s:

English

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Albanian Roach

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2006

Assessor/s

Crivelli, A.J.

Evaluator/s:

Freyhof, J. & Darwall, W. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Justification:
P. pictum is an abundant species found in many locations with no major widespread threats.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	It is restricted to the Lake Skadar basin (Serbia-Montenegro) and to the Drin river basin including Lake Ohrid (Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)). It is also recorded in the Aoos river bain in western Greece. In Italy was introduced in Serchio River and was found also in Lake Massaciuccoli were it is quite common, but still reported in this lake as Rutilus rubilio (P.G.Bianco pers. observ.). The species has commercial value in Lake Skadar, and is very frequent in the basin of Moraca River and in River Vijose in Albany, which originate in Greece as River Aoos. It has also been introduced into France.
Countries:	Native: Albania; Greece; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Serbia Introduced: France; Italy

Range Description:

It is restricted to the Lake Skadar basin (Serbia-Montenegro) and to the Drin river basin including Lake Ohrid (Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)). It is also recorded in the Aoos river bain in western Greece. In Italy was introduced in Serchio River and was found also in Lake Massaciuccoli were it is quite common, but still reported in this lake as Rutilus rubilio (P.G.Bianco pers. observ.). The species has commercial value in Lake Skadar, and is very frequent in the basin of Moraca River and in River Vijose in Albany, which originate in Greece as River Aoos. It has also been introduced into France.

Countries:

Native:

Albania; Greece; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Serbia

Introduced:

France; Italy

Population [top]

Population:	Quite abundant (Freyhof, J. pers comm).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a small cyprinid living in rivers as well as in lakes.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat destruction (dams), water pollution.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction (dams), water pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is listed in the Appendix III of the Bern Convention.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed in the Appendix III of the Bern Convention.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Pachychilon pictum. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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