Tigris chub

Tigris chub
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Alburnus
Species:	A. kurui
Binomial name
	Alburnus kurui; (Bogutskaya, 1995)
Synonyms
	Leuciscus kuruiBogutskaya, 1995 ; Squalius kurui(Bogutskaya, 1995) ; Petroleuciscus kurui(Bogutskaya, 1995);

Last updated January 31, 2026

The Tigris chub (Alburnus kurui) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the upper Tigris drainage in southeastern Turkey.

References

↑ Freyhof, J. (2018) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Alburnus kurui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T19448251A133273302. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T19448251A133273302.en . Retrieved 30 January 2026.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Petroleuciscus kurui". FishBase .

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[1] Freyhof, J. (2018) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Alburnus kurui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T19448251A133273302. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T19448251A133273302.en . Retrieved 30 January 2026.

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Tigris chub
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Alburnus
Species:	A. kurui
Binomial name
*Alburnus kurui* (Bogutskaya, 1995)
Synonyms
Leuciscus kuruiBogutskaya, 1995 Squalius kurui(Bogutskaya, 1995) Petroleuciscus kurui(Bogutskaya, 1995)