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
P. borysthenicus in Neo Sidirochori, Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Petroleuciscus
Species:
P. borysthenicus
Binomial name
Petroleuciscus borysthenicus
(Kessler, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Squalius borysthenicus Kessler, 1859
  • Leuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859)
  • Telestes leucoides De Filippi, 1863
  • Leuciscus heterandrius Battalgil, 1940

References

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  1. ^ 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.

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