Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus
Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus, also known as the Izmir chub or Smyrna chub, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Greece and Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Petroleuciscus |
| Species: | P. smyrnaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus (Boulenger, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leuciscus smyrnaeus Boulenger, 1896 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- Crivelli, A.J. & Bogutskaya, N. 2005. Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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