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Scientific Name Phoxinus phoxinus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names Eurasian Minnow
Elritze (Germany)
Type Locality River Agger north of Lohmar, 50°50'N, 7°12'E, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
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Size 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Eurasia: British Isles and eastern Spain to eastern Siberia. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
European rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Russian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2008.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 322.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 15 13:00 (species record created: 2011 Dec 13 13:31)