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Dnieper chub

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Dnieper chub
P. borysthenicus in Neo Sidirochori, Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Petroleuciscus
Species:
P. borysthenicus
Binomial name
Petroleuciscus borysthenicus
(Kessler, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Squalius borysthenicus Kessler, 1859
  • Leuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859)
  • Telestes leucoides De Filippi, 1863
  • Leuciscus heterandrius Battalgil, 1940

The Dnieper chub or the Black Sea chub (Petroleuciscus borysthenicus) is a species of cyprinid fish from Eastern Europe. It is found in Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It lives up to eight years.

References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61395A12461180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61395A12461180.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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