Biology:Pisidian spring minnow

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Pisidian spring minnow
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. fahrettini
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus fahrettini
Freyhof & Özuluğ, 2010

The Pisidian spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus fahrettini) 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 found in Köprü River drainage in central Anatolia in Turkey.[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Turkish zoologist Fahrettin Küçük, of the Süleyman Demirel University, because of his contribution to the knowledge of Central Anatolian fishes.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5522775 entry