Padogobius bonelli

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES GOBIIDAE

Scientific Name: Padogobius bonelli
Species Authority: (Bonaparte 1846)
Synonym/s:
Padogobius martensii (Günther, 1861)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Crivelli, A.J.
Evaluator/s: Bianco, G. & Freyhof, J. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification:
This is a widespread resilient species with no known major threats.
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/near threatened
1996 – Lower Risk/near threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Restricted to southern Switzerland, northern Italy, southern Slovenia and River Zrmanja in Croatia. It has been introduced to the Tiber and Mignone rivers and a number of other small rivers in central and southern Italy.
Countries:
Native:
Croatia; Italy; Slovenia; Switzerland

Population [top]

Population: Generally stable but locally decreasing. It is considered a major pest species outside its natural range.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Lives in small rivers in the hill zone where there is fast running water and a stony substrate. Also found in large lakes south of the Alps. Where it has been introduced outside its natural range it is considered to be the principle threat to Padogobius nigricans.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Water extraction and pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed in the Appendix III of the Bern Convention where it is misidentified as Gobius fluviatilis (Not valid) and Padogobius (inferior synonym) martensi.
Citation: Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Padogobius bonelli. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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