Transcaucasian chub

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Transcaucasian chub
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Squalius
Species:
S. turcicus
Binomial name
Squalius turcicus
De Filippi, 1865

The Transcaucasian chub (Squalius turcicus), or South Caspian chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. [2] It is found in Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Squalius turcicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T19452497A19849540. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19452497A19849540.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Squalius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 May 2025.


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