Danube Bleak

Alburnus chalcoides

A migrant spawning thousands of eggs on gravel

Danube Bleak is a migratory fish from Europe and Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe and Asia: Caspian (mostly western to southern coast, rarely found in Ural and Volga). Populations from Aral Sea basin might belong to this species (Ref. 59043 ). Reported from the Black Sea basin (Ref. 58342 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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