Drusian spring minnow

Pseudophoxinus drusensis

Carp Reaching Ten Centimeters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Small
Tropical fish

Pseudophoxinus drusensis, also known as the Drusian spring minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. Currently the species is known from 2-3 locations of Israel and has not been found during a survey in Syria. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater marshes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudophoxinus
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Eurasia: endemic to the northern part of the Jordan River basin where it occurs in the Golan Heights and Jabal Duruz (Jebel Druse).

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