Biology:Scardinius graecus

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Short description: Species of fish

Scardinius graecus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Scardinius
Species:
S. graecus
Binomial name
Scardinius graecus
Stephanidis, 1937

Scardinius graecus, also called the Greek rudd or Yliki rudd, is a species of cyprinid fish, only known from a single lake, Lake Yliki, in Greece. The other known population, in Lake Paralimni, disappeared after the lake had been drained. This fish is classified as critically endangered.

References

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q527051 entry