Alburnus atropatenae

Alburnus atropatenae

A bleak of the Urmia basin in Iran and Turkey

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

Alburnus atropatenae, the Urmia bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the minnows, daces and related fishes. This species is found in the Lake Urmia drainage basin in the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, as well as eastern Turkey.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform