Tigris bleak

Alburnus caeruleus

A bleak of the Tigris Euphrates river system

Black
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
West Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Alburnus caeruleus, also known as the black spotted bleak or Tigris bleak is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. It is found in the Queiq River drainage and the Tigris–Euphrates river system in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

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