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; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; native: Kazakhstan; questionable: Uzbekistan; native: Turkey; native: Russia; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Azerbaijan; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Ireland; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: Albania; native: Austria; native: Belarus; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; native: Hungary; native: Latvia; native: Liechtenstein; native: Lithuania; native: Luxembourg; native: Moldova; native: Montenegro; native: Poland; native: Serbia; native: Slovakia; native: Slovenia; native: Switzerland
Importance Food
Karyological information
Record 1
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 Koichi U, Ojima Y (1984) A Chromosome study of nine species of Korean cyprinid fish. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 31(3):338-344.
Record 2
Geographical area of study Scrivia river (Liguria), Italy.
Source of chromosomes -
Number of specimens with sex 2 (1 male, 1 juvenile)
Diploid chromosome number 50
Karyotype formula 14m+12sm+16st+8a
Fundamental arm number -
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome No heteromorphic sex chromosome pairs.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH -
Reference Cataudella S, Sola L, Muratori RA, Capanna E (1977). The chromosomes of 11 species of Cyprinidae and one Cobitidae from Italy, with some remarks on the problem of polyploidy in the Cypriniformes. Genetica, 47(3): 161-171.
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