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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus

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49 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 Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Alburnus adanensis
[Adana bleak]
No picture found

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

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

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

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Alburnus alburnus
[Bleak]

Photo by Porcellotti et al.

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

Photo by Photo by Porcellotti et al.
 
Alburnus arborella
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

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

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus atropatenae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.7 cm TL
 
Alburnus attalus
[Bakır shemaya]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

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

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

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

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

Photo by Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus battalgilae
[Gediz shemaya]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm FL
 
Alburnus belvica
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

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

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus caeruleus
[Tigris bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Alburnus carianorum
[]
No picture found

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 Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Alburnus chalcoides
[Danube bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Alburnus danubicus
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

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

Photo by Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus demiri
[Eastern Aegean bleak]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Alburnus derjugini Berg, 1923

Photo by Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus derjugini
[Georgian shemaya]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Asia
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Alburnus doriae De Filippi, 1865

Photo by Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.
 
Alburnus doriae
[]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Alburnus escherichii Steindachner, 1897

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

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Former USSR
Max. Length 20.3 cm TL
Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877

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

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Alburnus heckeli
[Hazar bleak]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

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

Photo by Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Alburnus hohenackeri
[North Caucasian bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Alburnus istanbulensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
 
Alburnus kotschyi
[Arsuz bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 40.3 cm TL
 
Alburnus leobergi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Alburnus macedonicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Alburnus magnificus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Alburnus mandrensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.9 cm TL
 
Alburnus maximus
[]

Photo by Sallai, Z.

Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Alburnus mento (Heckel, 1836)

Photo by Photo by Sallai, Z.
 
Alburnus mento
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Alburnus mentoides
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 24.2 cm TL
Alburnus mossulensis Heckel, 1843

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Alburnus mossulensis
[Mossul bleak]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Alburnus nasreddini Battalgil, 1943

Photo by Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Alburnus nasreddini
[Eber bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Alburnus neretvae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Alburnus nicaeensis
[Iznik shemaya]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Alburnus orontis
[Orontes bleak]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 9.4 cm TL
Alburnus qalilus Krupp, 1992

Photo by Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Alburnus qalilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Alburnus sarmaticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.8 cm SL
 
Alburnus sava
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Alburnus schischkovi
[Black Sea bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.9 cm TL
 
Alburnus scoranza
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Alburnus selcuklui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.2 cm TL
 
Alburnus sellal
[Sellal bleak]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 27.8 cm TL
Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814)

Photo by 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 Photo by Kommatas, Vardakas, Tachos & Koutsikos (HCMR - IIW)
 
Alburnus thessalicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Alburnus timarensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
 
Alburnus vistonicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Alburnus volviticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.0 cm TL
 
Alburnus zagrosensis
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alburnus adanensis Adana bleak Asia 22 TL 1944
Alburnus akili Beysehir bleak Asia 1.5 SL 1942
Alburnus albidus Italian bleak Europe 11 SL 1838
Alburnus alburnus Bleak Europe and Asia 25 TL 1758
Alburnus arborella Europe 12.7 TL 1841
Alburnus atropatenae Asia 13.9 TL 1925
Alburnus attalus Bakır shemaya Asia 21.7 TL 2007
Alburnus baliki Antalya bleak Asia 6.1 SL 2000
Alburnus battalgilae Gediz shemaya Asia 10.8 SL 2007
Alburnus belvica Europe 22 FL 1924
Alburnus caeruleus Tigris bleak Asia 9.2 TL 1843
Alburnus carianorum Asia 9.5 SL 2019
Alburnus carinatus Manyas shemaya Asia 18.1 SL 1941
Alburnus chalcoides Danube bleak Europe and Asia 40 TL 1772
Alburnus danubicus Europe 20 SL 1909
Alburnus demiri Eastern Aegean bleak Asia 9.4 SL 2008
Alburnus derjugini Georgian shemaya Europe and Asia 10.8 SL 1923
Alburnus doriae Asia 12.2 SL 1865
Alburnus escherichii Caucasian bleak Asia 18.2 TL 1897
Alburnus filippii Kura bleak Former USSR 20.3 TL 1877
Alburnus heckeli Hazar bleak Asia 11.9 SL 1943
Alburnus hohenackeri North Caucasian bleak Europe and Asia 15 SL 1877
Alburnus istanbulensis Asia 18 SL 1941
Alburnus kotschyi Arsuz bleak Asia 16.3 TL 1863
Alburnus leobergi Europe 40.3 TL 2007
Alburnus macedonicus Europe 14.5 SL 1928
Alburnus magnificus Asia 8.2 SL 2019
Alburnus mandrensis Europe 19.2 SL 1943
Alburnus maximus Europe 15.9 TL 1882
Alburnus mento Europe 40 SL 1836
Alburnus mentoides Europe 13 SL 1859
Alburnus mossulensis Mossul bleak Asia 24.2 TL 1843
Alburnus nasreddini Eber bleak Asia 9.8 SL 1943
Alburnus neretvae Europe 11.9 SL 2010
Alburnus nicaeensis Iznik shemaya Asia 14.6 SL 1941
Alburnus orontis Orontes bleak Asia 9.1 SL 1882
Alburnus qalilus Asia 9.4 TL 1992
Alburnus sarmaticus Europe 25 SL 2007
Alburnus sava Europe 21.8 SL 2017
Alburnus schischkovi Black Sea bleak Europe and Asia 21 SL 1943
Alburnus scoranza Europe 17.9 TL 1857
Alburnus selcuklui Asia 11.6 SL 2015
Alburnus sellal Sellal bleak Asia 26.2 TL 1843
Alburnus tarichi Tarek Asia 27.8 TL 1814
Alburnus thessalicus Europe 15.5 TL 1950
Alburnus timarensis Asia 18.2 TL 1980
Alburnus vistonicus Europe 21.7 SL 2007
Alburnus volviticus Europe 30 TL 2007
Alburnus zagrosensis Asia 13.0 TL 2009



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