Leucos basak, the Albanian roach, Dalmatian roach or Croatian roach, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro.[2][3][4]

Leucos basak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Leucos
Species:
L. basak
Binomial name
Leucos basak
Heckel, 1843
Synonyms

Rutilus basak (Heckel, 1843)
Rutilus prespensis (Karaman, 1924)
Rutilus ohridanus (Karaman, 1924)
Rutilus karamani Fowler, 1977

Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and freshwater lakes.

References

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  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Rutilus basak". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60777A12396138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60777A12396138.en.
  2. ^ Branko Glamuzina; Adem Hamzić; Sanja Matic-Skoko; Pero Tutman; Jakov Dulčić (June 2018). "Life history traits of Neretva roach Rutilus basak (Heckel, 1843) (Pisces, Cyprinidae): Biological and ecological contribution for biodiversity conservation of freshwater fish". Croatian Journal of Fisheries. 76 (2). Ribarstvo 76(2): 66–71. doi:10.2478/cjf-2018-0008. S2CID 89895839. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Leucos basak". FishBase.
  4. ^ 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.