Beysehir minnow

Pseudophoxinus battalgilae

Fish Reaching Eleven Centimeters in Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
West Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Pseudophoxinus battalgilae, also known as the Beysehir minnow or Tuz Lake spring minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. It is found in Lake Beyşehir and Lake Tuz in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Body shape: elongated