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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Alburninae
Genus: Alburnus

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45 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Alburnus adanensis Battalgazi, 1944

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Alburnus adanensis
[Adana bleak]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Alburnus akili
[Beysehir bleak]

Photo by Porcellotti, S.

Europe
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Alburnus albidus (Costa, 1838)

Photo by Porcellotti, S.
 
Alburnus albidus
[Italian bleak]

Photo by Lorenzoni, M.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Lorenzoni, M.
 
Alburnus alburnus
[Bleak]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Asia
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Alburnus amirkabiri Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Khataminejad, Eagderi, Abbasi, Nasri, Jouladeh & Vasil'eva, 2015

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.
 
Alburnus amirkabiri
[Amirkabir's bleak]

Photo by Porcellotti et al.

Europe
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
Alburnus arborella (Bonaparte, 1841)

Photo by Porcellotti et al.
 
Alburnus arborella
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 13.9 cm TL
Alburnus atropatenae Berg, 1925

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus atropatenae
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Alburnus attalus
[Bak?r shemaya]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Alburnus baliki Bogutskaya, Küçük & Ünlü, 2000

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus baliki
[Antalya bleak]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Alburnus battalgilae Özulu? & Freyhof, 2007

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus battalgilae
[Gediz shemaya]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 22 cm FL
 
Alburnus belvica
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 9.2 cm TL
Alburnus caeruleus Heckel, 1843

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus caeruleus
[Tigris bleak]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
 
Alburnus carinatus
[Manyas shemaya]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Alburnus chalcoides
[Danube bleak]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Alburnus danubicus
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Alburnus demiri Özulu? & Freyhof, 2008

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus demiri
[Eastern Aegean bleak]
No picture found
Europe and Asia
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Alburnus derjugini
[Georgian shemaya]
No picture found
Asia.
 
Alburnus doriae
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Alburnus escherichii Steindachner, 1897

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus escherichii
[Caucasian bleak]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Former USSR
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus filippii
[Kura bleak]
No picture found
Asia
 
Alburnus heckeli
[Hazar bleak]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Alburnus hohenackeri Kessler, 1877

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Alburnus hohenackeri
[North Caucasian bleak]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Alburnus istanbulensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Alburnus kotschyi
[Arsuz bleak]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 40.3 cm TL
 
Alburnus leobergi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Alburnus macedonicus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Alburnus mandrensis
[]

Photo by Sallai, Z.

Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Alburnus mento (Heckel, 1837)

Photo by Sallai, Z.
 
Alburnus mento
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Alburnus mentoides
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Alburnus mossulensis Heckel, 1843

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus mossulensis
[Mossul bleak]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Alburnus nasreddini
[Eber bleak]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Alburnus neretvae
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Alburnus nicaeensis
[Iznik shemaya]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Alburnus orontis
[Orontes bleak]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia

Alburnus qalilus Krupp, 1992

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Alburnus qalilus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Alburnus sarmaticus
[]
No picture found
Europe and Asia
Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Alburnus schischkovi
[Black Sea bleak]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Alburnus scoranza
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Alburnus sellal
[Sellal bleak]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814)

Photo by Kaya, C.
 
Alburnus tarichi
[Tarek]

Photo by Kommatas, Vardakas, Tachos & Koutsikos (HCMR - IIW)

Europe
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Alburnus thessalicus (Stephanidis, 1950)

Photo by Kommatas, Vardakas, Tachos & Koutsikos (HCMR - IIW)
 
Alburnus thessalicus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Alburnus timarensis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
 
Alburnus vistonicus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Alburnus volviticus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13.0 cm TL
 
Alburnus zagrosensis
[]
45 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Alburnus
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1944 Alburnus adanensis Adana bleak Asia 22 TL
1942 Alburnus akili Beysehir bleak Asia 1.5 SL
1838 Alburnus albidus Italian bleak Europe 11 SL
1758 Alburnus alburnus Bleak Europe and Asia 25 TL
2015 Alburnus amirkabiri Amirkabir's bleak Asia 11.7 SL
1841 Alburnus arborella Europe 12.7 TL
1925 Alburnus atropatenae Asia 13.9 TL
2007 Alburnus attalus Bak?r shemaya Asia 10.0 SL
2000 Alburnus baliki Antalya bleak Asia 6.1 SL
2007 Alburnus battalgilae Gediz shemaya Asia 10.8 SL
1924 Alburnus belvica Europe 22 FL
1843 Alburnus caeruleus Tigris bleak Asia 9.2 TL
1941 Alburnus carinatus Manyas shemaya Asia 18.1 SL
1772 Alburnus chalcoides Danube bleak Europe and Asia 40 TL
1909 Alburnus danubicus Europe 20 SL
2008 Alburnus demiri Eastern Aegean bleak Asia 9.4 SL
1923 Alburnus derjugini Georgian shemaya Europe and Asia 10.8 SL
1865 Alburnus doriae Asia.
1897 Alburnus escherichii Caucasian bleak Asia 10.2 SL
1877 Alburnus filippii Kura bleak Former USSR 16 TL
1943 Alburnus heckeli Hazar bleak Asia
1877 Alburnus hohenackeri North Caucasian bleak Europe and Asia 15 SL
1941 Alburnus istanbulensis Asia 18 SL
1863 Alburnus kotschyi Arsuz bleak Asia
2007 Alburnus leobergi Europe 40.3 TL
1928 Alburnus macedonicus Europe 14.5 SL
1943 Alburnus mandrensis Europe 19.2 SL
1837 Alburnus mento Europe 40 SL
1859 Alburnus mentoides Europe 13 SL
1843 Alburnus mossulensis Mossul bleak Asia 16.6 SL
1943 Alburnus nasreddini Eber bleak Asia 9.8 SL
2010 Alburnus neretvae Europe 11.9 SL
1941 Alburnus nicaeensis Iznik shemaya Asia 14.6 SL
1882 Alburnus orontis Orontes bleak Asia 9.1 SL
1992 Alburnus qalilus Asia
2007 Alburnus sarmaticus Europe 25 SL
1943 Alburnus schischkovi Black Sea bleak Europe and Asia 21 SL
1857 Alburnus scoranza Europe 15.8 SL
1843 Alburnus sellal Sellal bleak Asia
1814 Alburnus tarichi Tarek Asia 19.7 SL
1950 Alburnus thessalicus Europe 15.5 TL
1980 Alburnus timarensis Asia
2007 Alburnus vistonicus Europe 21.7 SL
2007 Alburnus volviticus Europe 30 TL
2009 Alburnus zagrosensis Asia 13.0 TL



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