The Dnieper chub or the Black Sea chub (Petroleuciscus borysthenicus) is a species of cyprinid fish from Eastern Europe. It is found in Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It lives up to eight years.
| Dnieper chub | |
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| P. borysthenicus in Neo Sidirochori, Greece | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Petroleuciscus |
| Species: | P. borysthenicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Petroleuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859)
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References edit
- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61395A12461180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61395A12461180.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Sources edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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