Squalius microlepis | |
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Squalius microlepis (phenotype) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Squalius |
Species: | S. microlepis |
Binomial name | |
Squalius microlepis Heckel, 1843 | |
Synonyms | |
Leuciscus microlepis (Heckel, 1843) |
Squalius microlepis is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. [2]
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