Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2023-0004
RECENT DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESHWATER ICHTHYOFAUNA IN ALBANIA
Spase Shumka
orcid.org/0000-0002-5930-6034
; Department of Biotechnology and Food, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Agricultural University of Tirana, 1019 Koder Kamza, Tirana, Albania
Lalaj Lalaj
; Department of Biotechnology and Food, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Agricultural University of Tirana, 1019 Koder Kamza, Tirana, Albania
Radek Šanda
; Department of Zoology, National Museum, Václavskénáměstí 68, Prague 1, 11000, Czech Republic
Laura Shumka
; Albanian University, Rruga e kavajesn.n., Tirana, Albania
Paul Meulenbroek
; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Meta Ecosystem Dynamics in Riverine Landscapes, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor‐Mendel‐Strase 33, A‐1180Wien/Vienna, Austria 5 WasserCluster Lunz – biologische Station, Lunz am See, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Prom. 5, 3293 Lunz/See, Austria
Sažetak
In this article, we provide an updated list of freshwater fishes in Albania for each sub-basin. The distribution data and taxa-lists presented are based on a literature review up to October 2022 and intensive fieldwork conducted in the last 15 years. Distributional records of 101 fish species (deriving from 25 families) in 11 different sub-basins are reported. There are new records that include native, alien and translocated fish species. The distinctiveness of Albanian freshwater fishes is highlighted while defining a specific ichthyological region for the whole Balkan region. The freshwater fish fauna of Albania represents a special value of the national heritage, especially due to its diversity and a high degree of endemicity. This is mainly due to the complex geological and climatic conditions, and the location between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas on the west and the continental areas of the Balkans on the other side, which have allowed different colonization from outside the area and long periods of speciation. Eleven hydrographic basin units are analyzed for species composition, evolutionary patterns, and ecological features. This review brings the number of Albanian freshwater fish taxa to 101, with 20 species added from the previous 1995 inventory and several species deleted due to taxonomic changes.
Ključne riječi
Freshwater ichthyofauna; distribution; sub-catchments; Albania
Hrčak ID:
294983
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Datum izdavanja:
7.3.2023.
Posjeta: 403 *