''Pachychilon'' is a genus of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish found in

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. There are two recognized species in this genus.

Species

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Pachychilon macedonicum ''Pachychilon macedonicum'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Greece and North Macedonia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (al ...

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Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1892) * ''

Pachychilon pictum ''Pachychilon pictum'', the Albanian roach, is one of a few species of cyprinid fish so named, found in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is thre ...

'' ( Heckel & Kner, 1858) (Albanian roach)

References

* Cyprinidae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub