Petroleuciscus Explained

Petroleuciscus is a genus of four species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was usually included in Leuciscus until recently. This genus unites the Ponto-Caspian chubs and daces. Recent research has indicated that Petroleuciscus esfahani is probably a synonym of Alburnus doriae.^[1]

Species

• Petroleuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859) (Dnieper chub)
• Petroleuciscus esfahani Coad & Bogutskaya, 2010
• Petroleuciscus kurui (Bogutskaya, 1995) (Tigris chub)
• Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus (Boulenger, 1896)

Notes and References

1. Tooba Mommadian-Kalat . Hamod Reza Esmaeli. Mansour Aliabadian . Jorg Freyhof . 2017 . Re-description of Alburnus doriae, with comments on the taxonomic status of A. amirkabiri, A. mossulensis, A. sellal and Petroleuciscus esfahani (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) . 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.4.3 . Zootaxa . 4323 . 4.