Delminichthys adspersus

Delminichthys adspersus (or spotted minnow; Croatian: imotska gaovica[3][4]) is a species of cyprinid fish.

Delminichthys adspersus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Delminichthys
Species:
D. adspersus
Binomial name
Delminichthys adspersus
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]

Leucos adspersus Heckel, 1843
Paraphoxinus adspersus (Heckel, 1843)
Phoxinellus adspersus (Heckel, 1843)

It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and inland karsts.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Delminichthys adspersus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T39280A10181955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39280A10181955.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Delminichthys adspersus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
  3. "Slatkovodne ribe u Republici Hrvatskoj" [Freshwater fish in the Republic of Croatia] (PDF). Vukovar-Srijem County (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "Sanguinerola dalmata, Delminichthys adspersus (Heckel, 1843)". Ittiofauna.org (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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