Delminichthys adspersus

Delminichthys adspersus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Delminichthys
Species:	D. adspersus
Binomial name
Delminichthys adspersus (Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms [2]
Leucos adspersus Heckel, 1843 Paraphoxinus adspersus (Heckel 1843) Phoxinellus adspersus (Heckel 1843)

Delminichthys adspersus, the spotted minnow, ^{[3] [4]} ) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae.

It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and inland karsts. ^[5]

It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. Ford, M. (2024). "Delminichthys adspersus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T39280A137261264. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T39280A137261264.en . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Delminichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 March 2025.
3. "Slatkovodne ribe u Republici Hrvatskoj" [Freshwater fish in the Republic of Croatia](PDF). Vukovar-Srijem County (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
4. "Sanguinerola dalmata, Delminichthys adspersus (Heckel, 1843)". Ittiofauna.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Delminichthys adspersus". FishBase . August 2011 version.