Mirogrex hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Mirogrex hulensis, sometimes known as the Hula bream, was a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae.
Its natural habitats were swamps and freshwater lakes in Lake Hula in northern Israel. Mirogrex 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 Hula painted frog was believed to be extinct until a female specimen was found in 2011. Mirogrex hulensis was last recorded in 1975.
Wikipedia contributors, Mirogrex hulensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:13:06.180191+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mirogrex hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973
- Name authority
- Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Mirogrex
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusMirogrex Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973
- speciesMirogrex hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mirogrex. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mirogrex terraesanctae (Steinitz, 1952) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acanthobrama hulensis (Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973) (Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973) | synonym |
| Mirogrex terraesanctae hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973 Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Goren, M., Fishelson, L., & Trewavas, E. (1973). The cyprinid fishes of Acanthobrama Heckel and related genera. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 24 (6): 293–315. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43MBL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.