Asprete or Romanian Darter - Romanichthys valsanicola

Asprete

Listed by IUCN as critically endangered. Endemic to a very restricted area in southern Romania. The species was known from River Arges and its tributaries Vaslan and Raul Doamnei; however, it is now only extant in a 1 km stretch of the Vaslan River. Photo: Travilis via Wikimedia Commons.

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