Mostar naked minnow
(Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus)

Classification

Species: Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus

General data

Scientific names: Mostar naked minnow
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Subtropical, Mountain
Native: Europe
Distribution: Neretva

Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Neretva drainage. Its natural habitat is rivers.

A wide dark stripe along midline from eye to end of caudal peduncle within pigmented area on back and flanks; both dorsal and anal fins with 7 1/2 branched rays.

Snout blunt, markedly rounded. Mouth subterminal.

Pharyngeal teeth 5-4.

Body scaleless. Scales and several scales only above and below lateral line behind head.