Pisidian spring minnow

Pisidian spring minnow
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. fahrettini
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus fahrettini
Freyhof & Özuluğ, 2010

The Pisidian spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus fahrettini) 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 Köprü River drainage in central Anatolia in Turkey.[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Turkish zoologist Fahrettin Küçük, of the Süleyman Demirel University, because of his contribution to the knowledge of Central Anatolian fishes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus fahrettini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19448841A19848592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19448841A19848592.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophoxinus fahrettini". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  4. ^ 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.