Acanthobrama hulensis
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Acanthobrama hulensis was a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Its natural habitat
s were swamp
s and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel
. Acanthobrama hulensis looked much like a sardine
. In Israel other members of the genus
often are called "sardin" in culinary terms.
The deliberate draining of Lake Hula in the 1950s led to the extinction of this species, along with the cichlid fish Tristramella intermedia
. The Israel painted frog
was believed to be extinct until a female specimen was found in 2011. Acanthobrama hulensis was last recorded in 1975.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
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s were swamp
Swamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...
s and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Acanthobrama hulensis looked much like a sardine
Sardine
Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
. In Israel other members of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
often are called "sardin" in culinary terms.
The deliberate draining of Lake Hula in the 1950s led to the extinction of this species, along with the cichlid fish Tristramella intermedia
Tristramella intermedia
Tristramella intermedia is an extinct species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It was endemic to Lake Hula in northern Israel.The deliberate draining of Lake Hula in the 1950s led to the extinction of this species, along with the cyprinid fish Acanthobrama hulensis and the Israel painted frog....
. The Israel painted frog
Israel painted frog
The Israel painted frog, or Hula painted frog is an amphibian, thought to be extinct until one female specimen was found on 16 November 2011...
was believed to be extinct until a female specimen was found in 2011. Acanthobrama hulensis was last recorded in 1975.