Rutilus prespensis
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| Rutilus prespensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. prespensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rutilus prespensis (S. L. Karaman, 1924) | |
Rutilus prespensis is a type roach, a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. This fish is described as an independent species from a single lake in the Balkans, Lake Prespa, which extends to Albania, Greece, and Macedonia.
It occurs near shores and in shallow, swampy areas of the lake, and grows up to 17 cm length.
Sources
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Rutilus prespensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rutilus prespensis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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