Mirogrex hulensis

Mirogrex hulensis, sometimes known as the Hula bream, was a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Its natural habitats were swamps and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel. Mirogrex hulensis looked much like a sardine. In Israel other members of the genus often are called "sardin" in culinary terms.

Mirogrex hulensis

Extinct (1975)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Mirogrex
Species:
†M. hulensis
Binomial name
†Mirogrex hulensis
(Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Acanthobrama hulensis (Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973)
  • Mirogrex terraesanctae hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973

The deliberate draining of Lake Hula in the 1950s led to the extinction of this species, along with the cichlid fish Tristramella intermedia. The Hula Painted Frog was believed to be extinct until a female specimen was found in 2011.[2] Mirogrex hulensis was last recorded in 1975.[1]

Description

This species had a maximum length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in)[1] and was a bottom feeder with a diet of mollusks and zoobenthos. They spawned from February to April externally.[3]

See also

References
  1. Goren, M. (2014). "Mirogrex hulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T73A19848542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T73A19848542.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Hula Painted Frog Bounces Back From Extinction". Wired. 2011-11-21.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Mirogrex hulensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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