| Alburnus qalilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Alburnus |
| Species: | A. qalilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Alburnus qalilus Krupp, 1992 | |
Alburnus qalilus, the Syrian spotted bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, that is endemic to three rivers in Syria; the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi, the Nahr al-Sanawbar and the Nahr al-Hawaiz. It is threatened by pollution, water abstraction and river damming. [1]
