Alburnus escherichii

Alburnus escherichii, also known as the Sakarya bleak or Caucasian bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus. It is native to the Sakarya River drainage in Turkey, and has been introduced into Lake Beyşehir and the Manavgat River.

Sakarya bleak

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. escherichii
Binomial name
Alburnus escherichii

References

  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus escherichii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T19018485A19222778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19018485A19222778.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Alburnus escherichii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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