Squalius orpheus

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Squalius orpheus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Squalius
Species:
S. orpheus
Binomial name
Squalius orpheus
Kottelat & Economidis, 2006

Squalius orpheus, the Thracian chub or Orpheus dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. [2] > This species is endemic to the Maritsa drainage in Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Squalius orpheus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T135638A4167902. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135638A4167902.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Squalius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalius orpheus". FishBase . November 2014 version.
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