| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Gallikos to Pinios drainagse (Greece and Macedonia). |
| Diagnosis: |
Diagnosed from Pachychilon pictum by having broad black stripe from tip of snout to middle of caudal fin base, separating silvery belly from dark brown dorsum, a vertically elongated black blotch at caudal base (stripe and blotch hardly distinct in life), lower lip with a small squarish median lone; lateral line with 35-39 + 2 scales; and anal fin with 8½ branched rays (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in marshlands, lakes, and water courses on the low plains, with little current. Threatened due to water abstraction (Ref. 26100). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 October 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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