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Squalius
''Squalius'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family (biology), family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and reklated fishes. The fishies in this genus are found in Europe and Asia. Hybrid (biology), Hybridization is not rare in the Leuciscidae, including this genus. ''Squalius alburnoides, S. alburnoides'' is known to be of ancient hybrid origin, with the paternal lineage deriving from a prehistoric species related to ''Anaecypris''; the latter mated with ancestral ''Squalius pyrenaicus, S. pyrenaicus''. Present-day ''S. alburnoides'' mates with sympatric Conspecificity, congeners of other species.Collares-Pereira, M.J. & Coelho, M.M. (2010)Reconfirming the hybrid origin and generic status of the Iberian cyprinid complex ''Squalius alburnoides''.''Journal of Fish Biology, 76 (3): 707–715.'' Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''Squalius adanaensis'' Davut Turan, Turan, Maurice Kottelat, Kottelat & Esra Bayçelebi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squalius Pyrenaicus
''Squalius pyrenaicus'' , the Southern Iberian chub or Tagus chub, is a species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the family (biology), family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is Endemism, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Taxonomy ''Squalius pyrenaicus'' was first formally Species description, described as ''Leuciscus pyrenaicus'' in 1868 by the German-born British herpetologist and ichthyologist Albert Günther with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as the Mondego River, Mondego and Colares River, Cintra rivers in Portugal. The Tagus chub belongs to the genus ''Squalius'', commonly referred to as chubs, which belongs to the subfamily Leuciscinae of the family Leuciscidae. This species is one of the parent species of two species of Iberian endemic chub ''Squalius alburnoides, S. alburnoides'' and the extinct ''Squalius palaciosi, S. palaciosi'', the other parent taxon of these specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |