Italian bleak

Alburnus albidus

An insect eating bleak of Italian lowland rivers

Italian bleak is known around Europe as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 11 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Southern Italy from Trigno to Basento drainages (Adriatic basin) and from Volturno to Alento drainages (Tyrrhenian basin). Introduced in several southern Italian drainages.

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