Biology:Caspian vimba

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Caspian vimba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Vimba
Species:
V. persa
Binomial name
Vimba persa
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus persa Pallas, 1814

The Caspian vimba (Vimba persa) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.[2] This species is endemic to the Caspian Sea basin in Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q106474250 entry