Ladigesocypris mermere

Ladigesocypris mermere
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Ladigesocypris
Species:	L. mermere
Binomial name
Ladigesocypris mermere (Ladiges, 1960)
Synonyms
Systomus lawak Bleeker, 1855 Barbus lawak (Bleeker, 1855) Puntioplites lawak (Bleeker, 1855) Puntius lawak (Bleeker, 1855) Amblyrhynchichthys altus Vaillant, 1893

Ladigesocypris mermere, also known as the Izmir minnow, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2] Ladigesocypris irideus is the other member of the genus according to Fishbase.^[3]

References

1. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Ladigesocypris mermere". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61384A12469960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61384A12469960.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ladigesocypris mermere". FishBase. December 2012 version.
3. Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Ladigesocypris irideus (Ladiges, 1960)". Fishbase. Retrieved 23 December 2017.