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Phoxinus adagumicus Artaev, Turbanov, Bolotovskiy, Gandlin & Levin, 2024 |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Phoxininae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.11 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.75 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Europe: Russia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from geographically close congeners (P. chrysoprasius, P. colchicus) by the presence and predominance of specimens with single-row pharyngeal teeth on one or both sides and a combination of characters, none of which is unique: head depth at nape 54.1-64.8% HL (mean 60.5), and head depth through eye 45.3-51.6% HL (mean 48.0); head length 2.7-3.7 (mean 3.1) times caudal peduncle depth in females and 2.7-3.2 (mean 2.9) times in males; body width at dorsal-fin origin 1.4-2 (mean1.6) times caudal peduncle depth in females and 1.3-1.6 (mean 1.4) times in males; mean number of scale rows on left and right breast patches 3-9 (mean 6.1); scales below lateral line 8-14 (mean 11.8); circumpeduncular scales 37-50 (mean 41.5); 3rd-6th type of breast scalation (mode 4th type) (Ref. 131041). | |||
| Biology: | This species was found only in small streams located in mountainous and foothill areas– in a zone of a width about 15-20 km along the northern slope of the western part of the Main Caucasian Range (Ref. 131041). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||