Cyprinidae

Kinneret bleak

Mirogrex terraesanctae

Defending feeding and breeding territories

• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• West Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Mirogrex terraesanctae, the Kinneret bream or Kinneret bleak, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. It is known from two lakes: Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee, Lake Kinneret), Israel, and Lake Muzayrib, Syria. This is a small planktivorous fish, typically about 14 cm long, occurring near surface in large schools.