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Alburnus danubicus

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Alburnus danubicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. danubicus
Binomial name
Alburnus danubicus
Antipa, 1909[1]

Alburnus danubicus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus. It was known from coastal lakes in Romania and River Danube in Romania and Bulgaria. It is extinct and has not been recorded since 1943.[1]

In 2019, a somewhat mysterious specimen was caught from River Danube, at Petrovaradin, Serbia. It might have been Alburnus danubicus, falsifying its status as an extinct species. Alternatively, it might have been an individual of Alburnus mento that moved down on the river very far from its native area in Upper Austria. The specimen was released alive after photography.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alburnus danubicus". FishBase.
  2. ^ Photos of the 2019 specimen