Pseudophoxinus elizavetae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
Species: | P. elizavetae
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae |
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae, also known as the Sultan Sazlığı minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. [2] It is found in several springs and streams in Kayseri Province in Turkey.
The fish is named in honor of physician Elizaveta Bogutskaya (b. 1981), who happens to be the senior author’s daughter. [3]