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Velioglu's chub

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Velioglu's chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnoides
Species:
A. velioglui
Binomial name
Alburnoides velioglui

Velioglu's chub (Alburnoides velioglui) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Euphrates River drainage in Turkey.[1]

This species reaches a length of 10.8 cm (4.3 in).

Etymology

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The fish is named for Hasan Basri Velioğlu, a Medical Doctor, who contributed to our earlier and current studies by use of radiography.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Turan, D., C. Kaya, F.G. Ekmekçi and E. Doğan, 2014. Three new species of Alburnoides (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Euphrates River, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Zootaxa 3754(2):101-116.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alburnoides velioglui". FishBase.