Epiros minnow
| Epiros minnow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pelasgus |
| Species: | P. thesproticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelasgus thesproticus (Stephanidis, 1939) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pseudophoxinus thesproticus (Stephanidis, 1939) | |
The epiros minnow (Pelasgus thesproticus) is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found in Albania and north eastern Greece, including the island of Corfu.[2] Its natural habitat is slow flowing rivers and swamps, it is threatened by pollution and water abstraction.[1] It was originally named as Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus thesproticus
References
- 1 2 Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Pelasgus thesproticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60337A12352677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60337A12352677.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pelasgus thesproticus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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