Ladigesocypris
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Ladigesocypris is a small genus
of ray-finned fishes in the family
Cyprinidae. They were formerly included in Leucaspius. Some authors treat the genus as monotypic
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The genus contains the following species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of ray-finned fishes in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cyprinidae. They were formerly included in Leucaspius. Some authors treat the genus as monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
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The genus contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Ladigesocypris ghigii (Gianferrari, 1927) (Ghizáni)
- Ladigesocypris mermereLadigesocypris mermereLadigesocypris mermere is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Turkey.Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Ladiges, 1960)