Pseudophoxinus egridiri
Pseudophoxinus egridiri (Karaman, 1972)
Eğirdir minnow


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Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5.3 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: endemic to Turkey. Critically threatened by introduced species (Sander lucioperca); 15 specimens collected in April 2000 (Kai Stölting & Tomas Hrbek, pers. comm., 2001).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in lakes.
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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