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Delminichthys adspersus

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Delminichthys adspersus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Delminichthys
Species:
D. adspersus
Binomial name
Delminichthys adspersus
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leucos adspersus Heckel, 1843
  • Paraphoxinus adspersus (Heckel 1843)
  • Phoxinellus adspersus (Heckel 1843)

Delminichthys adspersus, the spotted minnow, [3][4]) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae.

It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and inland karsts.[5]

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ford, M. (2024). "Delminichthys adspersus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T39280A137261264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T39280A137261264.en. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Delminichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Slatkovodne ribe u Republici Hrvatskoj" [Freshwater fish in the Republic of Croatia] (PDF). Vukovar-Srijem County (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Sanguinerola dalmata, Delminichthys adspersus (Heckel, 1843)". Ittiofauna.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Delminichthys adspersus". FishBase. August 2011 version.