Alburnus thessalicus

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Alburnus thessalicus

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. thessalicus
Binomial name
Alburnus thessalicus
(Stephanidis, 1950)[2]
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, North 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[]

  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Alburnus thessalicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135669A4175238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135669A4175238.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Alburnus thessalicus. FishBase. 2015.


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