Vimba vimba

Vimba vimba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Vimba
Species:
V. vimba
Binomial name
Vimba vimba
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus, 1758
  • Abramis vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cyprinus zerta Leske, 1774
  • Cyprinus vimpa Strøm, 1784
  • Cyprinus serta Shaw, 1804
  • Cyprinus carinatus Pallas, 1814
  • Cyprinus persa Pallas, 1814
  • Abramis tenellus Nordmann, 1840
  • Abramis frivaldszkyi Heckel, 1843
  • Leuciscus parvulus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Abramis nordmannii Dybowski, 1862

Vimba vimba, called also the vimba bream,[2] vimba,[2] zanthe,[2] or zarte,[1] is a European fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It largely lives in the sea but makes an annual migration up-river each year to breed.

  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Vimba vimba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T22979A9404802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T22979A9404802.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Vimba vimba". FishBase.