Transcaucasian spirlin
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Alburnoides fasciatus | |
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Species: | A. fasciatus
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Alburnoides fasciatus (Nordmann, 1840)
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The Transcaucasian sprilin (Alburnoides fasciatus) is a fish species in the Cyprinidae family. It is widespread in the Western Transcaucasia and rivers of the Black Sea coast in Turkey westward to the Kızılırmak River. It prefers rivers and streams with fast-running shallow water, over gravel, pebbles or rocks.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Alburnoides fasciatus" in FishBase. november 2012 version.