Phoxinus issykkulensis

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Phoxinus issykkulensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Phoxininae
Genus: Phoxinus
Species:
P. issykkulensis
Binomial name
Phoxinus issykkulensis
Berg, 1912

Phoxinus issykkulensis, also known as the Issyk-kul' minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Asia. [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Phoxinus issykkulensis" in FishBase . April 2012 version.