Alburnoides eichwaldii
Alburnoides eichwaldii, also known as the South Caspian sprilin[1] or Kura chub, is a fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in Western Asia in the river drainages of the southwestern Caspian coast from Samur down to rivers of the Lenkoran Province in Azerbaijan. It prefers streams and rivers in the foothills, with well oxygenated, fast-flowing waters, and spawns on gravel in swift currents.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Alburnoides |
Species: | A. eichwaldii |
Binomial name | |
Alburnoides eichwaldii (De Filippi, 1863) | |
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References
- Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnoides eichwaldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T184454A19011946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T184454A19011946.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Alburnoides eichwaldii" in FishBase. november 2012 version.
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