Danube shemaya

Alburnus danubicus

A shemaya known from only two records

Black
White
Temperate
Coastal
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Danube shemaya is a freshwater fish living in rivers and streams. One feature is particularly easy to remember: A shemaya known from only two records.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: coastal lakes in Romania and River Danube in Romania and Bulgaria. Extinct; known only from two records in 1909 and 1943.

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