Epiros minnow
Appearance
Epiros minnow | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Pelasgus |
Species: | P. thesproticus
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Binomial name | |
Pelasgus thesproticus (Stephanidis, 1939)
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Synonyms | |
Pseudophoxinus thesproticus (Stephanidis, 1939) |
The epiros minnow (Pelasgus thesproticus) is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found in Albania and north eastern Greece, including the island of Corfu.[2] Its natural habitat is slow flowing rivers and swamps, it is threatened by pollution and water abstraction.[1] It was originally named as Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus thesproticus
References
- ^ a b Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Pelasgus thesproticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60337A12352677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60337A12352677.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pelasgus thesproticus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.