Turan's minnow
(Redirected from Pseudophoxinus turani)
| Turan's minnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. turani
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus turani | |
Turan's minnow (Pseudophoxinus turani) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[1] It is endemic to Incesu Spring in the Orontes River drainage in Turkey.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Turkish ichthyologist Davut Turan, because of his contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of Anatolia.[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 turani". FishBase. October 2015 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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