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Petroleuciscus kurui (Bogutskaya, 1995)

Tigris chub
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Turkey country information

Common names: Tatlısu kefali, Tigris chub
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Yüksekova süyü, in the system of the Great Zab, a left bank tributary of the upper Tigris (Dicle). Also Ref. 106151. nEurTurk.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogutskaya, N.G., 1995
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Tigrise peetriteib, Jelec hakkarinský, Tatlısu kefali, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Petroleuciscus: Named for Petru Bănărescu, a famous freshwater ichthyologist and Petr Naseka, son of the genus author, and Leuciscus, a related genus..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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