Cyprinidae

Vimba elongata

Vimba elongata

Carp Reaching Twenty Point Four Centimeters

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

Vimba vimba, called also the vimba bream, vimba, zanthe, or zarte, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is found in Europe and Western Asia, where it largely lives in brackish water but makes an annual migration up-river each year to breed.