Orthroleucos

Orthroleucos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Orthroleucos
Derjavin, 1937
Species:
O. atropatenus
Binomial name
Orthroleucos atropatenus
Derjavin, 1937
Synonyms[2]
  • Rutilus atropatenus Derjavin, 1937
  • Pseudophoxinus atropatenus (Derjavin, 1937)

Orthroleucos is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. The only species in the genus is Orthroleucos atropatenus, also known as the Azerbaijani spring roach or Shirvan roachling. This species is endemic to Azerbaijan.[3]

It is only found in the Kura River drainage in Azerbaijan, inhabiting small spring lakes in an area of max. 44 km (27 mi) diameter.[4]


References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Rutilus atropatenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T19449330A19848537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T19449330A19848537.en. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Orthroleucos". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ Kuljanishvili, T.; G. Epitashvili; J. Freyhof; B. Japoshvili; L. Kalous; B. Levin; N. Mustafayev; S. Ibrahimov; S. Pipoyan; and L. Mumladze (2020). "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 36 (4): 501–514.
  4. ^ O.N. Artaev; B.A. Levin; N. Mustafayev; E. Simonov (2018). "Caucasian Relict Fish - Azerbaijani Spring Roach". Priroda (in Russian) (5): 37–61 – via ResearchGate.
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