Balkhash minnow
| Balkhash minnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Phoxininae |
| Genus: | Phoxinus |
| Species: | P. poljakowii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phoxinus poljakowii Kessler, 1879
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The Balkhash minnow (Phoxinus poljakowii) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. This small fish, with a maximum total length of 10 cm (3.9 in),[2] is found in Xinjiang in China and in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[1]
References
- ^ a b Mamilov, N. (2020). "Phoxinus poljakowii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156735597A156735616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156735597A156735616.en. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchocypris poljakowii". FishBase. February 2025 version.