Mossul bleak

Alburnus mossulensis

A bleak of slow waters in the Tigris Euphrates basin

Mossul bleak is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 24.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 24.2 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Tigris-Euphrates basin (Ref. 33304 ) from the very upper reaches to the delta, Kor, Mand and Kul rivers in Iran (Ref. 33550 ).

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