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scoranza (Alburnus scoranza)
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Cyprinidae

scoranza

Alburnus scoranza

A bleak of Skadar and Ohrid lake basins

  • White
  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Alburnus scoranza, the Skadar bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the minnows, daces and related fishes. This species occurs only in the basins of Lake Skadar (Liqeni i Shkodrës) in Albania and Montenegro; and in Lake Ohrid in Albania and North Macedonia.

Maximum length
17.9 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Europe: Lakes Skadar and Ohrid basins (Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia).
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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