Cyprinidae

Tigris spirlin

Alburnoides idignensis

An Iranian spirlin of Tigris waters

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Alburnoides idignensis, is a fish species of the family Leuciscidae endemic to Iran. It can be differentiated from its cogenerates by differences in fin ray and vertebral counts, together with other morphological characters. The specific name is derived from the Sumerian name for the River Tigris, "Idigna".