Pseudophoxinus maeandricus (Ladiges, 1960)
Menderes brook minnow
photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  7.87 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Büyük Mendere (the Aegean basin) and Hotamis gölü, Aksaray and Nigde, Turkey. Range is poorly known.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 36-37
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 08 March 2013 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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