Petroleuciscus kurui

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Petroleuciscus kurui
Systematics
without rank: Otophysa
Order : Carp-like (Cypriniformes)
Subordination : Carp fish-like (Cyprinoidei)
Family : White fish (Leuciscidae)
Genre : Petroleuciscus
Type : Petroleuciscus kurui
Scientific name
Petroleuciscus kurui
Bogutskaya , 1995

Petroleuciscus kurui is a medium-sized carp fish from eastern Turkey.

Systematics

Petroleuciscus is a genus of seven species of ray-fin carp fish. Originally the genus Petroleuciscus and Squalius was subordinate to the genus Leuciscus . Several types of chub and hazel from the Pontocaspic region belong to it :

  • Black Sea Chub ( Petroleuciscus borysthenicus )
  • Petroleuciscus esfahani
  • Petroleuciscus kurui
  • Petroleuciscus persidis
  • Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus
  • Syr Darya Hazel ( Petroleuciscus squaliusculus )
  • Petroleuciscus ulanus

distribution

Petroleuciscus kurui is endemic to the upper reaches of the Tigris and its tributaries in southeastern Turkey

description

Petroleuciscus kurui is very similar in habit to the chub . The species can grow to be over 86 centimeters long and weigh about 10 kilograms. A capital copy is guaranteed from the Yüksekova Süyü, a tributary of the Great Zab , a right tributary of the Tigris. Almost nothing is known about the way of life of P. kurui.

use

Petroleuciscus kurui is only of local importance.

Web links

Photo of a Petroleuciscus kurui: [1]

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c Petroleuciscus kurui on Fishbase.org (English)
  2. ^ Bordering the Black Sea and Caspian Sea
  3. ^ Fishing World Records