Pontian shemaya

Alburnus sarmaticus

A shemaya now surviving mainly in the Kolpa

Black
White
Temperate
Upper river
Restricted distribution
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Alburnus sarmaticus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus. Widespread in European rivers: Southern Bug, Dnieper, Danube (in Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria); River Kolpa, an upper tributary to the River Sava in Croatia and Slovenia. Almost extirpated in Danube, to be probably survived only in River Kolpa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Rivers South Bug and Dniepr in Ukraine; River Danube in Romania and most likely in Ukraine and Bulgaria; River Kolpa, an upper tributary to the River Save in Croatia and Slovenia (Ref. 75106 ). Almost extirpated in Danube; seems to survive only in River Kolpa (Ref. 59043 ).

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