Alosa vistonica well-developed teeth on the palatine and vomer, especially in juveniles. Alosa vistonica Alosa vistonica is a species of shad, a freshwater fish in the Clupeidae family. It is endemic to a single shallow lake, Lake Vistonida in Greece. It is classified as critically endangered (CR) and is threatened by sewage, industrial effluents, destruction of spawning sites by agricultural development and increased salinity following the opening of a canal into the sea. It has been suspected to be extinct already. "A. vistonica" reaches a maximum length of 17 cm (SL). It is distinguished from other members of its genus entering freshwater
Subterranean river many cities there are natural streams which have been partially or entirely built over. Such man-made examples of subterranean urban streams are too numerous to list, but notable examples include: Some fish (popularly known as cavefish) and other troglobite organisms are adapted to life in subterranean rivers and lakes. Greek mythology included the Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Cocytus, and Lethe as rivers within the Underworld. Dante Alighieri, in his "Inferno", included the Acheron, Phlegethon, and Styx as rivers within his subterranean Hell. The river Alph, running "Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea" is central to the