Cyprinidae

Orontes bleak

Alburnus orontis

A bleak threatened by river damming

• White
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Asia (unspecified)
• Small
• Temperate fish

Alburnus orontis, also known as the Orontes bleak or Orontes spotted bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, that can be found in Syria and Turkey in the drainage basin of the Orontes River. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, water abstraction and river damming.