Phoxinus colchicus

Phoxinus colchicus

Eight Point Two Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

Temperate
Lower river
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Europe
West Asia
Small
Temperate fish

Phoxinus colchicus is known around Europe and Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 8.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Phoxinus
Maximum length: 8.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Europe and Asia: southern tributaries of lower Kuban. Caucasian Black Sea basin of Russia, Georgia. Occurrence in Hopa, eastern Turkey has not been confirmed yet in recent years. May represent two species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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