Pseudophoxinus elizavetae
| Pseudophoxinus elizavetae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. elizavetae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus elizavetae Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006
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Pseudophoxinus elizavetae, also known as the Sultan Sazlığı minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[2] It is found in several springs and streams in Kayseri Province in Turkey.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of physician Elizaveta Bogutskaya (b. 1981), who happens to be the senior author’s daughter.[3]
References
- ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus elizavetae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19448833A19848616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19448833A19848616.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudophoxinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.