Danube bleak

Danube bleak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. chalcoides
Binomial name
Alburnus chalcoides
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus chalcoides Güldenstädt, 1772
  • Chalcalburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)
  • Cyprinus clupeoides Pallas, 1776
  • Leuciscus albuloides Valenciennes, 1844
  • Alburnus longissimus Warpachowski, 1892
  • Alburnus latissimus Kamensky, 1901

The Danube bleak or Caspian shemaya (Alburnus chalcoides) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Iran, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Slovakia, Moldova, Greece, Czechia, Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Afghanistan, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia,[2] Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.[3]

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Alburnus chalcoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135499A4133441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135499A4133441.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Povž, Meta. "Invasive Freshwater Species in Slovenia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ "Country List - Alburnus chalcoides". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-01-12.