Dnieper chub

Dnieper chub
	P. borysthenicus in Neo Sidirochori, Greece
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Petroleuciscus
Species:	P. borysthenicus
Binomial name
	Petroleuciscus borysthenicus; (Kessler, 1859)
Synonyms
	Squalius borysthenicus Kessler, 1859; Leuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859); Telestes leucoides De Filippi, 1863; Leuciscus heterandrius Battalgil, 1940;

The Dnieper chub or the Black Sea chub (Petroleuciscus borysthenicus) is a species of cyprinid fish from Eastern Europe. It is found in Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It lives up to eight years.

References

Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61395A12461180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61395A12461180.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

Sources

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Petroleuciscus borysthenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61395A12461180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61395A12461180.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.