| Ceyhan spring minnow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. zekayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006 | |
The Ceyhan spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus zekayi) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is found in the Ceyhan River drainage in Turkey.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Zekay Atalay.[3]
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus zekayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19449290A19849749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19449290A19849749.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudophoxinus zekayi" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ 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.
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