Pachychilon
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Pachychilon is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in Europe
. There are currently two recognized species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. There are currently two recognized species in this genus.
Species
- Pachychilon macedonicumPachychilon macedonicumPachychilon macedonicum is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Greece and the Republic of Macedonia.Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1892) - Pachychilon pictum (HeckelJohann Jakob HeckelJohann Jakob Heckel was an Austrian taxidermist, zoologist, and ichthyologist from Mannheim.Though not a formally trained zoologist he worked his way up through the ranks to eventually become the director of the Fish Collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna...
& Kner, 1858) (Albanian Roach)