Phoxinus apollonicus

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Leuciscidae
Subfamilia: Phoxininae
Genus: Phoxinus

Species: Phoxinus apollonicus

Name

Phoxinus apollonicus Bianco & De Bonis, 2015

• Holotype: IZA 87103-1.
• Paratypes: IZA 87103 (42).

Type locality: upper River Moraca tributary to Lake Skadar, Montenegro.

Etymology: Named after Apollonia, an ancient name for Albany.

References

• Bianco, P. G. & De Bonis, S., 2015: A taxonomic study on the genus Phoxinus (Acthinopterigy, Cyprinidae) from Italy and western Balkans with description of four new species: P. ketmaieri, P. karsticus, P. apollonicus and P. likai. Researches on Wildlife Conservation, 4: 1–17. IGF Publ., USA., ISBN 978-1-326-47086-9. Reference page.