''Pelasgus'' is a genus of
cyprinid
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fishes that is only found in the
Balkans
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. There are currently seven described species in this genus.
Species
* ''
Pelasgus epiroticus''
( Steindachner, 1895)
* ''
Pelasgus laconicus''
(Kottelat
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, 2004) (Evrotas minnow)
* ''
Pelasgus marathonicus''
( Vinciguerra, 1921) (Marathon minnow)
* ''
Pelasgus minutus''
( S. L. Karaman, 1924) (Ohrid minnow)
* ''
Pelasgus prespensis
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''
( S. L. Karaman, 1924) (Prespa minnow)
* ''
Pelasgus stymphalicus''
(Valenciennes
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, 1844) (dáska)
* ''
Pelasgus thesproticus''
( Stephanidis, 1939) (Epiros minnow)
References
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Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
Taxa named by Jörg Freyhof
Cyprinid fish of Europe
Cyprinidae genera
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