Nicolaus's spirlin

Alburnoides nicolausi

An Iranian freshwater spirlin

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Alburnoides nicolausi, is a fish species of the family Leuciscidae, known from Iran. It can be differentiated from its cogenerates by differences in fin ray and vertebral counts, together with other morphological characters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnoides
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Iran.

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