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General information
 
Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameEurasian minnow
Synonyms
Cyprinus phoxinus Linnaeus, 1758
Leuciscus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phoxinus phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyprinus aphya Linnaeus, 1758
Salmo rivularis Pallas, 1773
Cyprinus rivularis (Pallas, 1773)
Phoxinus rivularis (Pallas, 1773)
Cyprinus morella Leske, 1774
Cyprinus isetensis Georgi, 1775
Cyprinus galian Gmelin, 1789
Cyprinus chrysoprasius Pallas, 1814
Phoxinus laevis Fitzinger, 1832
Phoxinus varius Perty, 1832
Phoxinus marsilii Heckel, 1836
Phoxynus montanus Ogerien, 1863
Phoxinus laevis balchaschana Kessler, 1879
Phoxinus csikii Hanko, 1922
Phoxinus phoxinus carpathicus Popescu Gorj & Dumitriu, 1950
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
China; South Korea; North Korea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Moldova; Montenegro; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland
Occurrence Native: China, South Korea, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Questionable: Uzbekistan
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study The Han river, Jeongseon-gun, Gangweod-do
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
03 (02 males; 01 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
10m+34sm/st+6a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Koichi U, Ojima Y (1984) A Chromosome study of nine species of Korean cyprinid fish. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 31(3):338-344.