Transcaucasian spirlin

Transcaucasian spirlin
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Alburnoides
Species:	A. fasciatus
Binomial name
	Alburnoides fasciatus; (Nordmann, 1840)
Synonyms
	Alburnoides bipunctatus fasciatus Berg, 1949; Aspius fasciatus Nordmann, 1840;

The Transcaucasian spirlin[1] (Alburnoides fasciatus) is a fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in the Western Transcaucasia and rivers of the Black Sea coast in Turkey westward to the Kızılırmak River. It prefers rivers and streams with fast-running shallow water, over gravel, pebbles or rocks.

References

Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnoides fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T184456A1752612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T184456A1752612.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Alburnoides fasciatus" in FishBase. november 2012 version.

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[IUCN-1] Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnoides fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T184456A1752612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T184456A1752612.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.