Phoxinellus
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Phoxinellus is a genus of cyprinid
fishes found in the Balkans
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fishes found in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
- Phoxinellus alepidotusPhoxinellus alepidotusPhoxinellus alepidotus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.Its natural habitats are rivers and inland karsts.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
HeckelJohann Jakob HeckelJohann Jakob Heckel was an Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist from Mannheim.Though not a formally trained zoologist he worked his way up through the ranks to eventually become the director of the Fish Collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna...
, 1843 - Phoxinellus dalmaticusPhoxinellus dalmaticusPhoxinellus dalmaticus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Croatia.Its natural habitats are rivers and inland karsts.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2000 - Phoxinellus pseudalepidotusPhoxinellus pseudalepidotusPhoxinellus pseudalepidotus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Its natural habitat is rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Bogutskaya & Zupančič, 2003