Squalius


Squalius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Europe and Asia. Hybridization is not rare in the Leuciscidae, including this genus. S. alburnoides is known to be of ancient hybrid origin, with the paternal lineage deriving from a prehistoric species related to Anaecypris; the latter mated with ancestral S. pyrenaicus. Present-day S. alburnoides mates with sympatric congeners of other species.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
  • Squalius adanaensis Turan, Kottelat & Doğan, 2013
  • Squalius agdamicus S. N. Kamensky, 1901
  • Squalius alburnoides
  • Squalius albus
  • Squalius anatolicus
  • Squalius aradensis
  • Squalius aristotelis Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011
  • Squalius berak Heckel, 1843
  • Squalius caetobrigus Mendes, Perea, Sousa, Sousa-Santos & Doadrio, 2024
  • Squalius cappadocicus Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011
  • Squalius carinus Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011
  • Squalius carolitertii
  • Squalius castellanus Doadrio, Perea & Alonso, 2007
  • Squalius cephalus
  • Squalius cii
  • Squalius fellowesii
  • Squalius gaditanus Doadrio, Sousa-Santos & Perea, 2023
  • Squalius illyricus Heckel & Kner, 1857
  • Squalius irideus
  • Squalius keadicus
  • Squalius kosswigi
  • Squalius kottelati Turan, Yılmaz & Kaya, 2009
  • Squalius laietanus Doadrio, Kottelat & de Sostoa, 2007
  • Squalius latus Keyserling, 1861
  • Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843
  • Squalius lucumonis
  • Squalius malacitanus Doadrio & Carmona, 2006
  • Squalius microlepis Heckel, 1843
  • Squalius moreoticus
  • Squalius namak Khaefi, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Geiger & Freyhof, 2016
  • Squalius orientalis
  • Squalius orpheus Kottelat & Economidis, 2006
  • Squalius palaciosi
  • Squalius pamvoticus
  • Squalius peloponensis
  • Squalius platyceps Zupančič, Marić, Naseka & Bogutskaya, 2010
  • Squalius prespensis
  • Squalius pursakensis
  • Squalius pyrenaicus
  • Squalius recurvirostris Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011
  • Squalius ruffoi
  • Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017
  • Squalius seyhanensis Turan, Kottelat & Doğan, 2013
  • Squalius spurius Heckel, 1843
  • Squalius squalus
  • Squalius svallize Heckel & Kner, 1857
  • Squalius tartessicus Doadrio, Sousa-Santos & Perea, 2023
  • Squalius tenellus Heckel, 1843
  • Squalius torgalensis
  • Squalius turcicus De Filippi, 1865
  • Squalius valentinus Doadrio & Carmona, 2006
  • Squalius vardarensis S. L. Karaman, 1928
  • Squalius verepi Turan, 2022
  • Squalius zrmanjae S. L. Karaman, 1928