Aegean minnow

Phoxinus strymonicus

Carp Reaching Four Point Eight Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Phoxinus strymonicus, the Aegean minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related fishes. This fish is endemic to northeastern Greece.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Phoxinus
Maximum length: 4.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: Angitis system in the Strymon drainage in Greece (Ref. 75055 ). Aegean Sea basin, Struma drainage (Greece, probably Bulgaria). Phoxinus populations in Loudias and Filiouris drainages in Greece are possibly conspecific (Ref. 59043 ).

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