Biology:Pseudophoxinus elizavetae

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Pseudophoxinus elizavetae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. elizavetae
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae
Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006

Pseudophoxinus elizavetae, also known as the Sultan Sazlığı minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is found in several springs and streams in Kayseri Province in Turkey.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of physician Elizaveta Bogutskaya (b. 1981), who happens to be the senior author’s daughter.[3]

References

  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus elizavetae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T19448833A19848616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19448833A19848616.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19448833/19848616. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pseudophoxinus elizavetae" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  3. "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 ☰ Q608324 entry