Turan's minnow | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
Species: | P. turani
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophoxinus turani |
Turan's minnow (Pseudophoxinus turani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Incesu Spring in the Orontes River drainage in Turkey. [1]
The fish is named in honor of Turkish ichthyologist Davut Turan, because of his contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of Anatolia. [2]
Turan's minnow | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
Species: | P. turani
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophoxinus turani |
Turan's minnow (Pseudophoxinus turani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Incesu Spring in the Orontes River drainage in Turkey. [1]
The fish is named in honor of Turkish ichthyologist Davut Turan, because of his contributions to the knowledge of the fishes of Anatolia. [2]