Squalius torgalensis
Species of fish
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Squalius torgalensis, the Mira chub,[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) SL.[4] It is found only in the Mira River basin in southern Portugal. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Squalius torgalensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Squalius |
| Species: | S. torgalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalius torgalensis (Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leuciscus torgalensis Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998 | |
