Alburnus

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Alburnus
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Common bleak (Alburnus alburnus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Rafinesque, 1820 [1]
Type species
Cyprinus alburnus
Species

see text

Synonyms [1]
  • Chalcalburnus Berg, 1933

Alburnus is a genus of fish in the family Leuciscidae, the daces and minnows. [1] They are known commonly as bleaks. [2] A group of species in the genus is known as shemayas. [3] The genus occurs in the western Palearctic realm, and the center of diversity is in Turkey. [4]

The genus Chalcalburnus is now part of Alburnus. [5]

Species

Currently, the following recognized species are placed in this genus: [6]

Alburnus arborella Alburnus arborella.jpg
Alburnus arborella
Alburnus leobergi Alburnus leobergi.jpg
Alburnus leobergi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leuciscinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Buj I.; Vukić J.; Šanda R.; Perea S.; Ćaleta M.; Marčić Z.; Bogut I.; Povž M.; Mrakovčić M. (2010). "Morphological comparison of bleaks (Alburnus, Cyprinidae) from the Adriatic Basin with the description of a new species" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 59 (2): 129–141. doi:10.25225/fozo.v59.i2.a8.2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  3. ↑ Freyhof J.; Kottelat M. (2007). "Alburnus vistonicus, a new species of shemaya from eastern Greece, with remarks on Chalcalburnus chalcoides macedonicus from Lake Volvi (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 18 (3): 205–212.
  4. ↑ Özuluğ M.; Freyhof J. (2007). "Alburnus demiri, a new species of bleak from Western Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 18 (4): 307–312.
  5. ↑ Özuluğ M.; Freyhof J. (2007). "Rediagnosis of four species of Alburnus from Turkey and description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 18 (3): 233–246.
  6. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Alburnus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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