Pseudophoxinus battalgilae
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| Pseudophoxinus battalgilae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. battalgilae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus battalgilae Bogutskaya, 1997
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Pseudophoxinus battalgili Bogutskaya, 1997 | |
Pseudophoxinus battalgilae, also known as the Beysehir minnow or Tuz Lake spring minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[2] It is found in Lake Beyşehir and Lake Tuz in Central Anatolia, Turkey.[3]
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Turkish ichthyologist Fahire Battalgil (1902–1948), who in the authors words "contributed considerably to the knowledge of Turkish freshwater fishes”.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus battalgili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T60747A19007873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T60747A19007873.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudophoxinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophoxinus battalgilae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (7 December 2024). "Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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