Leucos aula is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is native to the Adriatic basin in southern Europe, originally occurring in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Switzerland. It has been introduced to other parts of Italy. This is an abundant fish, occurring in canals, swamps, lakes, and streams with slow current and dense vegetation.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Leucos |
| Species: | L. aula
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucos aula (Bonaparte, 1841)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rutilus aula (Bonaparte, 1841) | |
References edit
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2006). "Rutilus aula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T19781A9013177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T19781A9013177.en.
- ^ Bianco, P.G. & Ketmaier, V. (2014): A revision of the Rutilus complex from Mediterranean Europe with description of a new genus, Sarmarutilus, and a new species, Rutilus stoumboudae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 3841 (3): 379–402.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Leucos aula" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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