Alburnus qalilus

Syrian spotted bleak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Alburninae
Genus:Alburnus
Species: A. qalilus
Binomial name
Alburnus qalilus
Krupp, 1992

Alburnus qalilus, the Syrian spotted bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that is endemic to three rivers in Syria; the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi, the Nahr al-Sanawbar and the Nahr al-Hawaiz. It is threatened by pollution, water abstraction and river damming.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus qalilus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T61370A19010552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61370A19010552.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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