Petroleuciscus is a genus of four species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was usually included in Leuciscus until recently. This genus unites the Ponto-Caspian chubs and daces. Recent research has indicated that Petroleuciscus esfahani is probably a synonym of Alburnus doriae.[1]
Species
- Petroleuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859) (Dnieper chub)
- Petroleuciscus esfahani Coad & Bogutskaya, 2010
- Petroleuciscus kurui (Bogutskaya, 1995) (Tigris chub)
- Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus (Boulenger, 1896)
References
- ^ Tooba Mommadian-Kalat; Hamod Reza Esmaeli; Mansour Aliabadian; Jorg Freyhof (2017). "Re-description of Alburnus doriae, with comments on the taxonomic status of A. amirkabiri, A. mossulensis, A. sellal and Petroleuciscus esfahani (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Zootaxa. 4323 (4). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4323.4.3.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petroleuciscus". FishBase. August 2011 version.