Pseudophoxinus anatolicus
Species of fish
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Pseudophoxinus anatolicus, also known as the giant spring minnow or Anatolian minnow, 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 only in Central Anatolia, Turkey, at a few localities. These include Lake Akgöl, Saz Lake with tributaries and Eregli marshes. It was also found in Lake Beysehir, but was extirpated there.[1]
| Pseudophoxinus anatolicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. anatolicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus anatolicus (Hankó, 1925) | |
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