Alburnus arborella
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Alburnus arborella is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is a freshwater fish occurring in lakes and streams in Europe. It is distributed in Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.[2]
This species is up to 10 centimeters long. It eats plankton and invertebrates such as insects. It spawns in riffles and on lakeshores.[1]
This is an abundant fish and it is not considered to be a threatened species.[2]
References
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- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Alburnus arborella. FishBase. 2015.
- ^ a b Freyhof, J. 2013. Alburnus arborella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 14 April 2015.