Pseudophoxinus mehmeti
| Pseudophoxinus mehmeti | |
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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. mehmeti
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| Pseudophoxinus mehmeti | |
Pseudophoxinus mehmeti is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[1] It inhabits the Alanköy basin in Turkey's Burdur Province, has a maximum length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) and is considered harmless to humans.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of hydrological engineer Mehmet Ekmekçi, the husband of the first author for his contributions to the studies in hydrological descriptions and characterizations and interpretations of the drainage networks and watersheds.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophoxinus mehmeti". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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