''Delminichthys'' is a genus of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ver ...

fish which is found in the karst region of the

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. Until 2006 it was considered part of the genus ''

Phoxinellus ''Phoxinellus'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes found in the Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region tak ...

''. It currently contains four species.

Species

* ''

Delminichthys adspersus ''Delminichthys adspersus'' (or spotted minnow; hr, imotska gaovica) is a species of cyprinid fish. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and inland karsts. I ...

'' ( Heckel, 1843) * '' Delminichthys ghetaldii'' ( Steindachner, 1882) (includes previous ''Phoxinellus pstrossii'') * '' Delminichthys jadovensis'' ( Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2002) * '' Delminichthys krbavensis'' ( Zupančič & Bogutskaya, 2002)

References

* Cyprinid fish of Europe Ray-finned fish genera {{Leuciscinae-stub