Alburnus 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.
| Alburnus thessalicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Alburnoides thessalicus | |
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
- 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.
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Alburnus thessalicus. FishBase. 2015.
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