The Prespa minnow (''Pelasgus prespensis'') is a species of
ray-finned fish in the family
Cyprinidae
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 verte ...
. It is found in
Lake Prespa which lies in the southern Balkans on the borders between
Albania,
Greece, and
North Macedonia. Its natural
habitat is freshwater
lakes.
It is threatened by
habitat loss.
References
prespensis
Cyprinid fish of Europe
Fish described in 1924
Taxa named by Stanko Karaman
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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