Pelasgus (fish)
Encyclopedia
Pelasgus is a genus of cyprinid
fishes that is only found in the Balkans
. There are currently seven described species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fishes that is only found in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. There are currently seven described species in this genus.
Species
- Pelasgus epiroticusPelasgus epiroticusPelasgus epiroticus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Albania, Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
(SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1895) - Pelasgus laconicus (KottelatMaurice KottelatDr. Maurice Kottelat is a Swiss ichthyologist.In 1976 he entered the University of Neuchâtel where he obtained his diploma in 1987. In 1980 he went to Thailand where he began his field research on Southeast Asiatic and Indonesian fresh water fish species...
& Barbieri, 2004) - Pelasgus marathonicus (Vinciguerra, 1921) (Marathon minnow)
- Pelasgus minutusPelasgus minutusPelasgus minutus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Albania and Macedonia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(S. L. KaramanStanko KaramanStanko Karaman was a researcher on amphipods and isopods. Several species are named after him, for example Delamarella karamani Petkovski, 1957 , Stygophalangium karamani Oudemans, 1933 , or Macedonethes stankoi Karaman, 2003 .In 1926 he founded the Macedonian Museum of Natural...
, 1924) - Pelasgus prespensis (S. L. KaramanStanko KaramanStanko Karaman was a researcher on amphipods and isopods. Several species are named after him, for example Delamarella karamani Petkovski, 1957 , Stygophalangium karamani Oudemans, 1933 , or Macedonethes stankoi Karaman, 2003 .In 1926 he founded the Macedonian Museum of Natural...
, 1924) - Pelasgus stymphalicus (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1844) - Pelasgus thesproticus (Stephanidis, 1939)