Squalius lepidus

Squalius lepidus, also known as the Mesopotamian pike chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes.^[2] It is found in the Tigris-Euphrates basin.^[3]

Squalius lepidus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Squalius
Species:	S. lepidus
Binomial name
Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843
Synonyms[2]
Leuciscus lepidus (Heckel, 1843)