Alburnus thessalicus
Appearance
Alburnus thessalicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Alburnus |
Species: | A. thessalicus
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Binomial name | |
Alburnus thessalicus (Stephanidis, 1950)[2]
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Synonyms | |
Alburnoides thessalicus |
Alburnus thessalicus 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 found in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia.
This species is up to 15.5 centimeters long. It inhabits open waters of medium to large rivers, where it forages close to surface.[2]
This is an abundant fish and it is not considered to be a threatened species.[1]
References
- ^ a b Freyhof, J. 2011. Alburnus arborella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T135670A4175765. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135670A4175765.en. Downloaded on 06 October 2017.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Alburnus thessalicus. FishBase. 2015.