Biology:Orontes minnow
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| Orontes minnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. kervillei
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus kervillei (Pellegrin, 1911)
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The Orontes minnow (Pseudophoxinus kervillei) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[1] It is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.[2] It is considered by some taxonomic authorities to be conspecific with the Levantine minnow.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the French biologist, archaeologist and photographer Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1858–1940), who collected the holotype specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Pseudophoxinus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Pseudophoxinus.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pseudophoxinus kervillei" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q3232033 entry
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