Thessalian spirlin

Alburnoides thessalicus

A spirlin of Greek Pinios and Aliakmon rivers

Thessalian spirlin is a freshwater fish found around Europe. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnoides
Maximum length: 8.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Pinios and Aliakmon River drainages in Greece. It is presumed that specimens of the transboundary Axios/Vardar basin in both Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia also belong to Alburnoides thessalicus .

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