Macedonian vimba
Macedonian vimba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Vimba |
Species: | V. melanops |
Binomial name | |
Vimba melanops (Heckel, 1837) | |
Synonyms | |
Abramis melanops Heckel, 1837 |
The Macedonian vimba or MalamÃda (Vimba melanops) is a European freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
It is found in the Aegean Sea basin in Greece (Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace), and adjacent Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia, and northwestern Turkey (Evros drainage). It inhabits rivers and freshwater reservoirs.
It is threatened by habitat loss. The taxonomic distinctness from the more widespread Vimba vimba is not clear.
Sources
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Vimba melanops" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Vimba melanops. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 April 2010.
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