Biology:Ceyhan spring minnow

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Ceyhan spring minnow
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. zekayi
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus zekayi
Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006

The Ceyhan spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus zekayi) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is found in the Ceyhan River drainage in Turkey.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Zekay Atalay.[3]

References

  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus zekayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T19449290A19849749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19449290A19849749.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19449290/19849749. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pseudophoxinus zekayi" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  3. "Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/leuciscinae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6408590 entry