| Squalius | |
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| Squalius carolitertii | |
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| Squalius pyrenaicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Squalius Bonaparte, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Leuciscus squalus Bonaparte, 1837 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cephalopsis Fitzinger, 1873 | |
Squalius is a genusoffish in the family Cyprinidae found in Europe and Asia.[1] Hybridization is not rare in the Cyprinidae, 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.[2]
There are currently 52 recognized species in this genus:
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