Phoxinellus - Adriatic naked minnows

Classification

Genus: Phoxinellus - Adriatic naked minnows
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Phoxinellus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes found in the Balkans similar to Minnows (Phoxinus) . There are currently three described species in this genus.

Phoxinellus alepidotus Heckel, 1843
Phoxinellus dalmaticus Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2000
Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus Bogutskaya & Zupančič, 2003

Species

Dalmatian naked minnow
(Phoxinellus dalmaticus)

Mostar naked minnow
(Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus)

Cetina naked minnow
(Phoxinellus alepidotus)

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