Black Sea bleak

Alburnus schischkovi

A bleak of Black Sea streams in Turkey and Bulgaria

White
Temperate
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Europe
West Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Black Sea bleak is a freshwater fish found in rivers and streams. One memorable detail in its record is this: A bleak of Black Sea streams in Turkey and Bulgaria.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe and Asia: Black Sea basin in Resowska (Turkey) and Veleka (Bulgaria) drainages. Shemayas from rivers of Bulgaria north to Kamtchya might belong to this species.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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