Tropidophoxinellus
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Tropidophoxinellus is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in Europe
. There are currently three described species.
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...
fish found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. There are currently three described species.
Species
- Tropidophoxinellus alburnoides (SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1866) - Tropidophoxinellus hellenicusTropidophoxinellus hellenicusTropidophoxinellus hellenicus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Greece.Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.-References:* Crivelli, A.J. 2005. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
(Stephanidis, 1971) - Tropidophoxinellus spartiaticusTropidophoxinellus spartiaticusTropidophoxinellus spartiaticus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Greece.Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Schmidt-Ries, 1943)