Biology:Pelasgus (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pelasgus
P.thesproticus a.jpg
Epiros minnow (Pelasgus thesproticus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pelasgus
Kottelat & Freyhof, 2007
Type species
Pseudophoxinus laconicus
Kottelat & Barbieri, 2004

Pelasgus is a genus of cyprinid fishes that is only found in the Balkans. There are currently seven described species in this genus.

Species

  • Pelasgus epiroticus (Steindachner, 1895)
  • Pelasgus laconicus (Kottelat & Barbieri, 2004) (Evrotas minnow)
  • Pelasgus marathonicus (Vinciguerra, 1921) (Marathon minnow)
  • Pelasgus minutus (S. L. Karaman, 1924) (Ohrid minnow)
  • Pelasgus prespensis (S. L. Karaman, 1924) (Prespa minnow)
  • Pelasgus stymphalicus (Valenciennes, 1844) (dáska)
  • Pelasgus thesproticus (Stephanidis, 1939) (Epiros minnow)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7161204 entry