| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe and Asia: Lesbos Island in Greece and Aegean drainages of southwestern Turkey, from Izmir to Güllük. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 34-36. The only species of the genus in Lesbos Islands and southwestern Turkey which can be differentiated from Petroleuciscus borysthenicus by having the following characters: dorsal fin with 7½ branched rays; anal fin usually with 8½ branched rays; iris whitish; lateral line with 32-35 scales; posterior margin of anal fin straight or slightly concave; free margin of each flank with black pigments (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits slow-flowing to standing water (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 January 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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