Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870
Transcaspian marinka
Schizothorax pelzami
photo by Salnikov, V.B.

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Schizothoracinae
Max. size:  36 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Former USSR and Asia: Rivers of Turkmenia from the Murgab and Tedzhen (including its basin within the borders of Iran) to the Germab River at Geok-tepe.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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