Scientific Name | Status | Listing Date | Range | |
1. | Pelasgus epiroticus | CR-IUCN | 2006 | Greece |
2. | Pelasgus laconicus | CR-IUCN | 2006 | Greece |
3. | Pelasgus marathonicus | NT-IUCN | 2008 | Greece |
4. | Pelasgus prespensis | EN-IUCN | 2006 | Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
5. | Pelasgus thesproticus | NT-IUCN | 2006 | Albania, Greece |
Pelasgus epiroticus |
Phoxinellus epiroticus |
Pelasgus laconicus |
Pelasgus marathonicus |
Marathon Minnow |
Pelasgus prespensis |
Pelasgus thesproticus |
Pseudophoxinus thesproticus |
Facts Summary:
Pelasgus is a genus of fishes of concern and found in the following area(s): Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia.
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