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Eğirdir minnow

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Pseudophoxinus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Higher classification
  
Pseudophoxinus

Scientific name
  
Pseudophoxinus handlirschi

Similar
  
Pseudophoxinus, Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes

Pseudophoxinus handlirschi or the Eğirdir minnow (in Turkish ciçek), is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It was endemic to Lake Eğirdir in Turkey, but is now considered extinct. It was earlier critically endangered due to predation by pikeperch which had been introduced to the lake, but has not been found since 1980s and was therefore evaluated by IUCN as extinct in 2013.

References

Eğirdir minnow Wikipedia