alborella

Alburnus arborella

A bleak of the northern Adriatic basin

White
Temperate
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Fusiform
Small
Temperate fish

Alburnus arborella, the alborella or Italian bleak, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces. minnows and related fishes This fish is found in northern Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Slovenia and Croatia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 13.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Adriatic basin from Soca drainage to Ancona province (Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy), lower Zrmanja and Neretva drainages (Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina); Tyrrhenian basin in Arno drainage (Italy). Introduced in Ricica (Croatia), Ombrone and Tevere drainages (Italy).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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