Leuciscus burdigalensis
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| Leuciscus burdigalensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Leuciscus |
| Species: | L. burdigalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leuciscus burdigalensis Valenciennes, 1844 | |
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Leuciscus burdigalensis, the beaked dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the family which includes the daces, the minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Western France.
Leuciscus burdigalensis was first formally described in 1844 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality givenas the Gironde estuary.[2] In the past it was regarded as a synonym of, or as a subspecies of, the common dace (L. leuciscus) .[2] It is now classified as a valid species in the genus Leuciscus within the subfamily Leuciscinae of the family Leuciscidae.[3]
Etymology
Leuciscus burdigalensis is a member of the genus Leuciscus, a name derived tautonymously from the type species' name, Cyprinus leuciscus. Leuciscus is from the Greek leukískos, a "white mullet" which is a diminutive of leukós, meaning "white", an allusion to the silvery sides of the common dace. The specific name, burdugalensis , means "of Burdigala, an ancient name for the city of Bordeaux which sits on the Gironde estuary.[4]
Description
Leuciscus burgidalensis differs from the closely related species in the genus Leuciscus in Western Europe by the lack of a ventral keel, having a protruding, pointed snout, a lower jaw which projects beyond the lower jaw, the dorsal profile of the head and body is smoothly rounded typically lacking a hump, and it has thick, fleshy lips. This fish has a maximum standard length of 40 cm (16 in).[5]
