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Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)

Danube bleak
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Germany country information

Common names: Kislarischer Hering, Mairenke, Schemaja
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: In the Danube area and pre-alpine lakes in Bavaria. Considered critically endangered in Germany in 1984 (Ref. 27368) and 1992 (Ref. 33852).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gerstmeier, R. and T. Romig, 1998
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Alburnus: From the city of Al Bura, where the fish was known (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Temperate; 5°C - 20°C (Ref. 12468); 61°N - 38°N, 9°E - 55°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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