Alburnus thessalicus

Alburnus thessalicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Alburninae
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, 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. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Alburnus thessalicus. FishBase. 2015.


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