The Lycian spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus evliyae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is found in drainages in western Anatolia in Turkey.
| Lycian spring minnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Pseudophoxinus |
| Species: | P. evliyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophoxinus evliyae | |
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Evliya Çelebi (1611–1683), whose travel notes were published in the 10-volume Seyahatname (Book of Travels), which earned him the title of "the most famous Ottoman traveler".[3]
References
edit- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pseudophoxinus evliyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19448837A19848631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19448837A19848631.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophoxinus evliyae". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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