Leuciscus danilewskii

Leuciscus danilewskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Leuciscus
Species: L. danilewskii
Binomial name
Leuciscus danilewskii
(Kessler, 1877)

Leuciscus danilewskii, referred to as the Danilevskii's dace[1] or Don dace,[2] is a species of freshwater fish of the cyprinid family, inhabiting the Don River basin in Ukraine and Russia. It is similar to the common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), and thought to replace it in the Don basin.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Leuciscus danilewskii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. 1 2 "Leuciscus danilewskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. Retrieved May 2012.

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