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Pseudophoxinus elizavetae

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Pseudophoxinus elizavetae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Species:
P. elizavetae
Binomial name
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae

Pseudophoxinus elizavetae, also known as the Sultan Sazlığı minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is found in several springs and streams in Kayseri Province in Turkey.

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of physician Elizaveta Bogutskaya (b. 1981), who happens to be the senior author’s daughter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus elizavetae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19448833A19848616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19448833A19848616.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophoxinus elizavetae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.