Pseudophoxinus crassus (Ladiges, 1960)
Fat spring minnow
Pseudophoxinus crassus
photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  19.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 133.1 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Tuz Gölü tributaries and the region of Aksaray and Nigde, central Anatolia, Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 40-40
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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