Leucos basak

Leucos basak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Leucos
Species: L. basak
Binomial name
Leucos basak
Heckel, 1843
Synonyms

Rutilus basak Heckel, 1843

Leucos basak is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro. [1]

Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and freshwater lakes. It is nearly threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Bianco, P.G. & Ketmaier, V. (2014): A revision of the Rutilus complex from Mediterranean Europe with description of a new genus, Sarmarutilus, and a new species, Rutilus stoumboudae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 3841 (3): 379–402.


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