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Orontes minnow
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Orontes minnow (Pseudophoxinus kervillei) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[1] It is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.[2] It is considered by some taxonomic authorities to be conspecific with the Levantine minnow.[1]
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the French biologist, archaeologist and photographer Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1858–1940), who collected the holotype specimen.[3]
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