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Tristramella sacra , the long jaw tristramella , is a species of cichlid fish that was endemic to the Sea of Galilee in Israel . It has not been recorded since 1990, despite searches both of the lake and in local markets, and it is regarded as extinct by the IUCN . This species could reach a total length of up to 28 cm (11 in). The long jaw tristamella has not been seen since 1990 and declared extinct by the IUCN in 2014. T. sacra ' s spawning ground was the marshy northern margin of the lake. This dried out in 1991 and again in the mid-1990s, destroying this species' breeding habitat and therefore possibly causing its disappearance. Water levels in the Sea of Galilee may have been under stress since Israel's National Water Carrier was built in 1964, and this stress may have been increased since the Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994 committed Israel to supply 50 million cubic meters of water per year from the lake to Jordan .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Tristramella sacra is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Kinneret (Tiberias). Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes . The species has not been recorded since the 1990's and is suspected to be extinct.
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Tristramella sacra ( ) is an extinct species of cichlid fish that was endemic to the Sea of Galilee in Israel .It has not been recorded since 1990, despite searches both of the lake and in local markets, and may therefore be extinct .This species can reach a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL .T. sacra ' s spawning ground was the marshy northern margin of the lake.This dried out in 1991 and again in the mid-1990s, destroying this species' breeding habitat and therefore possibly causing its disappearance.Water levels in the Sea of Galilee may have been under stress since Israel's National Water Carrier was built in 1964, and this stress may have been increased since the Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994 committed Israel to supply 50 million cubic meters of water per year from the lake to Jordan .The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .International Union for Conservation of Nature .
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Tristramella sacra , the long jaw tristramella , is a species of cichlid fish that was endemic to the Sea of Galilee in Israel .It has not been recorded since 1990, despite searches both of the lake and in local markets, and it is regarded as extinct by the IUCN .This species could reach a total length of up to 28 cm (11 in). T. sacra ' s spawning ground was the marshy northern margin of the lake. This dried out in 1991 and again in the mid-1990s, destroying this species' breeding habitat and therefore possibly causing its disappearance. Water levels in the Sea of Galilee may have been under stress since Israel's National Water Carrier was built in 1964, and this stress may have been increased since the Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994 committed Israel to supply 50 million cubic meters of water per year from the lake to Jordan .
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Species of fish Tristramella sacra , the long jaw tristramella , is a species of cichlid fish that was endemic to the Sea of Galilee in Israel . It has not been recorded since 1990, despite searches both of the lake and in local markets, and it is regarded as extinct by the IUCN . This species could reach a total length of up to 28 cm (11 in). T. sacra ' s spawning ground was the marshy northern margin of the lake. This dried out in 1991 and again in the mid-1990s, destroying this species' breeding habitat and therefore possibly causing its disappearance. Water levels in the Sea of Galilee may have been under stress since Israel's National Water Carrier was built in 1964, and this stress may have been increased since the Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994 committed Israel to supply 50 million cubic meters of water per year from the lake to Jordan .
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species of fish in the cichlidae family
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species of cichlid fish that was endemic to the sea of galilee in israel
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