Orthroleucos
| Orthroleucos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Orthroleucos Derjavin, 1937 |
| Species: | O. atropatenus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthroleucos atropatenus Derjavin, 1937
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Orthroleucos is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. The only species in the genus is Orthroleucos atropatenus, also known as the Azerbaijani spring roach or Shirvan roachling. This species is endemic to Azerbaijan.[3]
It is only found in the Kura River drainage in Azerbaijan, inhabiting small spring lakes in an area of max. 44 km (27 mi) diameter.[4]
References
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Rutilus atropatenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T19449330A19848537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T19449330A19848537.en. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Orthroleucos". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Kuljanishvili, T.; G. Epitashvili; J. Freyhof; B. Japoshvili; L. Kalous; B. Levin; N. Mustafayev; S. Ibrahimov; S. Pipoyan; and L. Mumladze (2020). "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 36 (4): 501–514.
- ^ O.N. Artaev; B.A. Levin; N. Mustafayev; E. Simonov (2018). "Caucasian Relict Fish - Azerbaijani Spring Roach". Priroda (in Russian) (5): 37–61 – via ResearchGate.