Biology:Transcaucasian spirlin

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Short description: Species of fish

Transcaucasian spirlin
Alburnoides fasciatus - ZooKeys-276-085-g006.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnoides
Species:
A. fasciatus
Binomial name
Alburnoides fasciatus
(Nordmann, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Alburnoides bipunctatus fasciatus Berg, 1949
  • Aspius fasciatus Nordmann, 1840

The Transcaucasian spirlin[1] (Alburnoides fasciatus) is a fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in the Western Transcaucasia and rivers of the Black Sea coast in Turkey westward to the Kızılırmak River. It prefers rivers and streams with fast-running shallow water over gravel, pebbles, or rocks.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q129743 entry