Pseudophoxinus maeandricus
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Turkey, where it is known only from an area near Sandıklı. It is also known as the Sandıklı spring minnow or Menderes brook minnow.[1]
| Pseudophoxinus maeandricus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. maeandricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus maeandricus (Ladiges, 1960) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthorutilus maeandricus Ladiges, 1960 | |
This fish reaches up to about 7.9 centimeters in length.[2] It lives in streams and marshes with thick vegetation. It is considered to be a critically endangered species due to habitat loss.[1]
References
- Freyhof, J. 2014. Pseudophoxinus maeandricus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 04 April 2015.
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly, editors. Pseudophoxinus maeandricus. FishBase. 2015.
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