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Ladigesocypris mermere

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Ladigesocypris mermere
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Ladigesocypris
Species:
L. mermere
Binomial name
Ladigesocypris mermere
(Ladiges, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Systomus lawak Bleeker, 1855
  • Barbus lawak (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Puntioplites lawak (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Puntius lawak (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Amblyrhynchichthys altus Vaillant, 1893

Ladigesocypris mermere, also known as the Izmir minnow, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] Ladigesocypris irideus is the other member of the genus according to Fishbase.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Ladigesocypris mermere". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61384A12469960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61384A12469960.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ladigesocypris mermere". FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Ladigesocypris irideus (Ladiges, 1960)". Fishbase. Retrieved 23 December 2017.