| Squalius orientalis | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Cypriniformes | 
| Family: | Leuciscidae | 
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae | 
| Genus: | Squalius | 
| Species: | S. orientalis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Squalius orientalis  Nordmann, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Leuciscus orientalisNordmann, 1840 | |
Squalius orientalis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. It is found in the Caspian Sea drainage. [1]