title: Petroleuciscus
text: # Petroleuciscus
  
  Petroleuciscus is a genus of four species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was usually included in Leuciscus until recently. This genus unites the Ponto-Caspian chubs and daces. Recent research has indicated that Petroleuciscus esfahani is probably a synonym of Alburnus doriae.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Petroleuciscus borysthenicus (Kessler, 1859) (Dnieper chub)
  * Petroleuciscus esfahani Coad & Bogutskaya, 2010
  * Petroleuciscus kurui (Bogutskaya, 1995) (Tigris chub)
  * Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus (Boulenger, 1896)
  