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Prespa minnow

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Species of fish

Prespa minnow
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pelasgus
Species: P. prespensis
Binomial name
Pelasgus prespensis
(S. L. Karaman, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Phoxinellus prespensis (Karaman, 1924)
  • Pseudophoxinus prespensis (Karaman, 1924)

The Prespa minnow (Pelasgus prespensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Lake Prespa which lies in the southern Balkans on the borders between Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Pelasgus prespensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61259A12455146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61259A12455146.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pelasgus prespensis". FishBase. August 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Pelasgus prespensis


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