Dnieper chub
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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.
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Dnieper chub | |
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P. borysthenicus in Neo Sidirochori, Greece | |
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) | |
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