Biology:Delminichthys ghetaldii

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Short description: Species of fish

Delminichthys ghetaldii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Delminichthys
Species:
D. ghetaldii
Binomial name
Delminichthys ghetaldii
(Steindachner, 1882)
Synonyms

Paraphoxinus ghetaldi Steindachner, 1882
Phoxinellus ghetaldii (Steindachner, 1882)
Paraphoxinus pstrossi Steindachner, 1882
Phoxinellus pstrossii (Steindachner, 1882)

Delminichthys ghetaldii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its natural habitats being rivers, freshwater springs, and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss. The name is in honor of ragusan mayor and horticulturalist Francesco Ghetaldi-Gondola (1833-1899), who apparently facilitated the collection of type from a cave in Herzegovina in 1882.

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q903580 entry