Biology:Balkhash minnow

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Balkhash minnow
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Phoxininae
Genus: Phoxinus
Species:
P. poljakowii
Binomial name
Phoxinus poljakowii
Kessler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Rhynchocypris poljakowii (Kessler, 1879)

The Balkhash minnow (Phoxinus poljakowii) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. This small fish, with a maximum total length of 10 cm (3.9 in),[2] is found in Xinjiang in China and in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mamilov, N. (2020). "Phoxinus poljakowii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156735597A156735616.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156735597/156735616. Retrieved 22 May 2025. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Rhynchocypris poljakowii" in FishBase. February 2025 version.

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