Pseudophoxinus
Encyclopedia
Pseudophoxinus is a genus
of ray-finned fishes in the family
Cyprinidae. They occur mainly in the eastern Mediterranean region, in particular in and around Asia Minor
.
This genus contains the following species
, with new ones being described on a regular basis:
The Paskóviza
(Telestes beoticus) is also included here by some authors.
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 occur mainly in the eastern Mediterranean region, in particular in and around Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
.
This 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...
, with new ones being described on a regular basis:
The Paskóviza
Paskóviza
The Paskóviza is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Greece.Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Telestes beoticus) is also included here by some authors.