Pseudophoxinus battalgilae
Species of fish
| Pseudophoxinus battalgilae | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. battalgilae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus battalgilae Bogutskaya, 1997 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pseudophoxinus battalgili Bogutskaya, 1997 | |
Pseudophoxinus battalgilae, also known as the Beysehir minnow or Tuz Lake spring minnow, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Lake Beyşehir and Lake Tuz in Central Anatolia, Turkey.[2]
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Turkish ichthyologist Fahire Battalgil (1902–1948), who in the authors words "contributed considerably to the knowledge of Turkish freshwater fishes”.[3]
References
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus battalgili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T60747A19007873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T60747A19007873.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophoxinus battalgilae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family COBITIDAE Swainson 1838 (Loaches)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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