Pelasgus (fish)

Pelasgus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. The fishes in the genus are endemic to the Balkans.

Species

These are currently described species in this genus:

• Pelasgus epiroticus <small>(Steindachner, 1895)</small>
• Pelasgus laconicus <small>(Kottelat & Barbieri, 2004)</small> (Evrotas minnow)
• Pelasgus marathonicus <small>(Vinciguerra, 1921)</small> (Marathon minnow)
• Pelasgus minutus <small>(S. L. Karaman, 1924)</small> (Ohrid minnow)
• Pelasgus prespensis <small>(S. L. Karaman, 1924)</small> (Prespa minnow)
• Pelasgus stymphalicus <small>(Valenciennes, 1844)</small> (dáska)
• Pelasgus thesproticus <small>(Stephanidis, 1939)</small> (Epiros minnow)

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