Ladigesocypris ghigii

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| image = Rhodes Aquarium - Ladigesocypris ghigii.jpg

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ford, M. |year=2024 |title=Ladigesocypris ghigii |page=e.T11133A137277737 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T11133A137277737.en |access-date=28 January 2025}}

| taxon = Ladigesocypris ghigii

| authority = (Gianferrari, 1927)

| synonyms = {{Specieslist

| Leucaspius ghigii | Gianferrari, 1927

| Pseudophoxinus ghigii | (Gianferrari 1927)

| Squalius ghigii | (Gianferrari 1927)

| Leucaspius prosperi | Gianferrari, 1927

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| synonyms_ref = {{Cof genus|genus=Ladigesocypris|access-date=28 March 2025}}

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Ladigesocypris ghigii, the Rhodes minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, also known as the {{lang|el|gizani}} or ghizáni. It is currently considered to be endemic to the island of Rhodes, Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Some authors have included the species in the genus Squalius.

References

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  • {{FishBase |genus= Squalius |species= ghigii| month = August| year = 2011}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.life-gizani.gr/pages/en/gizani/index.htm |title=Gizani|website= EU LIFE-Nature project page|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205034139/http://www.life-gizani.gr/pages/en/gizani/index.htm|archive-date=5 Feb 2019}}

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ghigii

Category:Endemic fauna of Greece

Category:Fish described in 1927

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN

Category:Habitats Directive species

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