Mirogrex hulensis

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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
Synonyms
  • Acanthobrama hulensis (Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973)
  • Mirogrex terraesanctae hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973

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.

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)

zoobenthos. They spawned from February to April externally.[3]

See also

  • List of extinct animals of Asia

References