Prespa minnow
| Prespa minnow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pelasgus |
| Species: | P. prespensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelasgus prespensis (S. L. Karaman, 1924) | |
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The Prespa minnow (Pelasgus prespensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Lake Prespa which lies in the southern Balkans on the borders between Albania, Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Pelasgus prespensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T61259A12455146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61259A12455146.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pelasgus prespensis" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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