Alburnus
Sign in to saveAlburnus is a genus of fish in the family Leuciscidae, the daces and minnows. They are known commonly as bleaks. A group of species in the genus is known as shemayas. The genus occurs in the western Palearctic realm, and the center of diversity is in Turkey.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded485,236
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 79
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NHMUK, USNM, CMN, UMMZ, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Italy, Netherlands, Greece, United States, Iran, Ussr, Israel, United Kingdom
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Alburnus is a genus of fish in the family Leuciscidae, the daces and minnows. They are known commonly as bleaks. A group of species in the genus is known as shemayas. The genus occurs in the western Palearctic realm, and the center of diversity is in Turkey.
The genus Chalcalburnus is now part of Alburnus.
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