Squalius spurius

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Squalius spurius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Squalius
Species:
S. spurius
Binomial name
Squalius spurius
Heckel, 1843
Synonyms

Leuciscus spurius(Heckel, 1843)

Squalius spurius is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found in Syria and Turkey.

Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.

Its status is insufficiently known.

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