Alburnus arborella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Alburnus |
Species: | A. arborella
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Binomial name | |
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Alburnus arborella is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is a freshwater fish occurring in lakes and streams in Europe. It is distributed in Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
This species is up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long. It eats plankton and invertebrates such as insects. It spawns in riffles and on lakeshores.[2]
This is an abundant fish but it is considered to be a Near Threatened species.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Ford, M. (2024). "Alburnus arborella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T135670A135068281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135670A135068281.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Alburnus arborella". FishBase.