The Prespa minnow (Pelasgus prespensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Lake Prespa which lies in the southern Balkans on the borders between Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pelasgus |
| Species: | P. prespensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelasgus prespensis (S. L. Karaman, 1924)
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References
edit- ^ a b Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Pelasgus prespensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61259A12455146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61259A12455146.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pelasgus prespensis". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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