Pseudophoxinus elizavetae explained

Pseudophoxinus elizavetae, also known as the Sultan Sazlığı minnow, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in several springs and streams in Kayseri Province in Turkey.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of physician Elizaveta Bogutskaya (b. 1981), who happens to be the senior author’s daughter.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE Bonaparte 1835 (European Minnows) . 15 December 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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