Rare Species of European Fish in Danger: 76% Live 450 Metres From the Vâlsan River. "Whether We Save It Now or Lose It Forever.
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Horrible, Europe's rarest freshwater fish in danger, warns conservationist Alex Găvan, who says that a sewage treatment plant and a concrete threshold on the Vâlsan River, the harsh habitat, blocks the passage of fish and affects their survival, the finding being made during the annual monitoring operation, which revealed that about three quarters of the identified specimens live in this sector. "Whether we save it now or lose it forever, it war…
Only 150 harsh specimens were identified in the Vâlsan River as part of the monitoring carried out between 22 and 25 September 2026. Of these, 114 specimens, or 76% of the total, live in a sector of only about 450 meters. The roughness (Romanichthys valsanicola), one of the rarest freshwater fish species in Europe, survives [...]
Horrors, a fish that has lived for over 65 million years, since the time of the dinosaurs, could disappear forever if the authorities do not take urgent action on the Vâlsan River, the only place in the world they are still in.
Only 150 harshs were identified during the monitoring of 22–25 September 2026, and 114 of them are located in an area of about 450 metres from the Vâlsan River. Specialists draw attention to pollution pressures, artificial barriers and lack of ecological flow.
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