Biology:Delminichthys adspersus

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Short description: Species of fish

Delminichthys adspersus
FMIB 48040 Leuciscus adspersus (Heckel).jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Delminichthys
Species:
D. adspersus
Binomial name
Delminichthys adspersus
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]

Leucos adspersus Heckel, 1843
Paraphoxinus adspersus (Heckel, 1843)
Phoxinellus adspersus (Heckel, 1843)

Delminichthys adspersus (or spotted minnow; Croatian: imotska gaovica[3][4]) is a species of cyprinid fish.

It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and inland karsts.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q613741 entry