Pseudophoxinus zeregi

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Pseudophoxinus zeregi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. zeregi
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus zeregi
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms [2]

Phoxinellus zeregiHeckel, 1843

Pseudophoxinus zeregi, also known as the Levantine spring 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 in Turkey and Syria. Its natural habitat is rivers. Thois species is threatened by extinction because of rapid habitat loss.<ref name = iucn/.

Sources

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus zeregi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T60333A19007136. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T60333A19007136.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudophoxinus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 May 2025.


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