Dnieper chub
Appearance
Dnieper chub | |
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P. borysthenicus in Neo Sidirochori, Greece | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Petroleuciscus |
Species: | P. borysthenicus
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Binomial name | |
Petroleuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859)
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The Dnieper chub or the Black Sea chub (Petroleuciscus borysthenicus) is a species of cyprinid fish from Eastern Europe. It is found in Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It lives up to eight years.
References
[edit]- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61395A12461180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61395A12461180.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Sources
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.