Biology:Fat spring minnow

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Fat spring minnow
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. crassus
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus crassus
(Ladiges, 1960)
Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthorutilus crassus Ladiges, 1960

The fat spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus crassus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[2] It is endemic to Turkey[3] and inhabits freshwater rivers and intermittent streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2236132 entry