Ladigesocypris mermere

Ladigesocypris mermere
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Ladigesocypris
Species:	L. mermere
Binomial name
	Ladigesocypris mermere; (Ladiges, 1960)
Synonyms
	Systomus lawak Bleeker, 1855; Barbus lawak (Bleeker, 1855); Puntioplites lawak (Bleeker, 1855); Puntius lawak (Bleeker, 1855); Amblyrhynchichthys altus Vaillant, 1893;

Ladigesocypris mermere, also known as the Izmir minnow, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2] Ladigesocypris irideus is the other member of the genus according to Fishbase.^[3]

References

^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Ladigesocypris mermere". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61384A12469960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61384A12469960.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ladigesocypris mermere". FishBase. December 2012 version.
^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Ladigesocypris irideus (Ladiges, 1960)". Fishbase. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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