Squalius ghigii
Squalius ghigii, the Rhodes minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, also known as the gizani or ghizáni. It is currently considered to be endemic to the island of Rhodes, Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Squalius |
| Species: | S. ghigii |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalius ghigii (Gianferrari, 1927) | |
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Some authors have included the species in the genus Ladigesocypris.
References
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Ladigesocypris ghigii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Squalius ghigii" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- Gizani EU LIFE-Nature project page
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