Squalius orpheus

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

Squalius orpheus, also known as the Orpheus dace, is a cyprinid fish endemic to the Maritsa drainage in Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey. [2]

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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. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Squalius orpheus" in FishBase . November 2014 version.