Phoxinus ketmaieri Bianco & De Bonis 2015

Phoxinus ketmaieri is distinguished from other congeners from Italy and Western Balkansby having low number of scales in longitudinal series 58-61, and number of circumpeduncular scales, 24-26. The holotype has a depigmented body but with melanophores traces of the former pigmentation and breast blotches of scales separated. In a paratype from Zrmanje, the longitudinal stripe extends from the tip of snout to the end of caudal peduncle where it ends in a roundish spot. The pharyngeal teeth usually 4.1 or 4.2, body moderately elongate, dorsal profile convex sometimes with a slightly pronounced hump, dorsal profile of the head slightly more convex than ventral, snout blunt, mouth slightly subterminal, and chin rounded (Ref. 105385).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8

On the Krk island, this species was encountered in a small brook, Baska brook at Baska draga, not far from the sea (Ref. 105385).

Phoxinus ketmaieri is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Krk island and River Cetina, River Zrmanje and others rivers of the Dalmatia, the rivers Krka and Neretva in Croatia.This species reaches a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).