Pachychilon pictum
| Albanian Roach | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Pachychilon |
| Species: | P. pictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachychilon pictum (Heckel & Kner, 1858) | |
The Albanian roach, Pachychilon pictum, is one of a few species of ray-finned fish so named in the Cyprinidae family, 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.[1]
References
- ↑ Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Pachychilon pictum. 2006 IUCN Rede List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007
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