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Transcaucasian chub

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Species of fish

Transcaucasian chub
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Squalius
Species:
S. turcicus
Binomial name
Squalius turcicus
De Filippi, 1865
Fishes in upper Kura and Aras river drainages. Fish e (bottom) is a Transcaucasian chub (Squalius turcicus).

The Transcaucasian chub (Squalius turcicus), or South Caspian chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes.[2] It is found in Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Squalius turcicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19452497A19849540.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19452497/19849540. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Squalius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Squalius. 

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