Alburnus orontis
Alburnus orontis, also known as the Orontes bleak or Orontes spotted bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that can be found in Syria and Turkey in the drainage basin of the Orontes River. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, water abstraction and river damming.[1]
| Alburnus orontis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Alburnus |
| Species: | A. orontis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alburnus orontis Sauvage, 1882 | |
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References
- Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus orontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T61199A19009115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61199A19009115.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Alburnus orontis Sauvage, 1882". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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