Rutilus atropatenus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. atropatenus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rutilus atropatenus Derjavin, 1937
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pseudophoxinus atropatenus (Derjavin, 1937) | |
Rutilus atropatenus, also known as the Azerbaijani spring roach or Shirvan roachling, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is endemic to Azerbaijan.[3]
It is only found in the Kura River drainage in Azerbaijan, inhabiting small spring lakes in an area of max. 44 km diameter.[4]
References
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Azerbaijani Spring Roach Rutilus atropatenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19449330A19848537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T19449330A19848537.en. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rutilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Kuljanishvili, T., G. Epitashvili, J. Freyhof, B. Japoshvili, L. Kalous, B. Levin, N. Mustafayev, S. Ibrahimov, S. Pipoyan and L. Mumladze 2020. Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Journal of Applied Ichthyology v. 36 (no. 4): 501-514.
- ^ O.N. Artaev, B.A. Levin, N.Dzh. Mustafayev, E.P. Simonov (2018) Caucasian Relict Fish - Azerbaijani Spring Roach. Priroda 2018 (5), 37–61 (In Russian)