Pachychilon macedonicum (Steindachner, 1892)
Pachychilon macedonicum
photo by Kohout, J.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  12 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Gallikos to Pinios drainagse (Greece and Macedonia).
Diagnosis:  Diagnosed from Pachychilon pictum by having broad black stripe from tip of snout to middle of caudal fin base, separating silvery belly from dark brown dorsum, a vertically elongated black blotch at caudal base (stripe and blotch hardly distinct in life), lower lip with a small squarish median lone; lateral line with 35-39 + 2 scales; and anal fin with 8½ branched rays (Ref. 59043).
Biology:  Occurs in marshlands, lakes, and water courses on the low plains, with little current. Threatened due to water abstraction (Ref. 26100).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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