Ballerus
Genus of fishes
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Ballerus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae. These fishes are found in Europe and Asia.
| Ballerus | |
|---|---|
| Zope (Ballerus ballerus, the type species of the genus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Ballerus Heckel, 1843[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ballerus ballerus | |
Species
Ballerus contains the following species:[2]
- Ballerus ballerus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Zope)
- Ballerus sapa (Pallas, 1814) (White-eye bream)