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Etymology: Alburnus: From the city of Al Bura, where the fish was known (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Tigris-Euphrates basin (Ref. 33304) from the very upper reaches to the delta, Kor, Mand and Kul rivers in Iran (Ref. 33550).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - 9.9 cm
Max length : 24.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59103); max. published weight: 97.60 g (Ref. 111770)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Özuluǧ, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Alburnus demiri, a new species of bleak from Western Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(4):307-312. (Ref. 76902)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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