Leucos aula
| Leucos aula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Leucos |
| Species: | L. aula |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucos aula Bonaparte, 1841 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rutilus aula Bonaparte, 1841 | |
Leucos aula is a species of freshwater fish, in the genus Leucos and the Cyprinidae family.[1] It is native to the Adriatic basin in southern Europe, originally occurring in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Switzerland. It has been introduced to other parts of Italy. This is an abundant fish, occurring in canals, swamps, lakes, and streams with slow current and dense vegetation.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leucos aula" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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