Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Pachychilon Higher classification Pachychilon | Phylum Chordata Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Pachychilon pictum Rank Species | |
Similar Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Pelasgus, Pelasgus stymphalicus, Squalius illyricus | ||
Pachychilon pictum, the Albanian roach, is one of a few species of ray-finned fish so named in the family Cyprinidae, found in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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