Pseudophoxinus anatolicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
Species: | P. anatolicus |
Binomial name | |
Pseudophoxinus anatolicus (Hankó, 1925) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Pseudophoxinus anatolicus, also known as the giant spring minnow or Anatolian minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. [2] It is found only in Central Anatolia, Turkey, at a few localities. These include Lake Akgöl, Saz Lake with tributaries and Eregli marshes. It was also found in Lake Beysehir, but was extirpated there. [1]