Alburnus qalilus
Alburnus qalilus, the Syrian spotted bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that is endemic to three rivers in Syria; the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi, the Nahr al-Sanawbar and the Nahr al-Hawaiz. It is threatened by pollution, water abstraction and river damming.[1]
Syrian spotted bleak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Alburninae |
Genus: | Alburnus |
Species: | A. qalilus |
Binomial name | |
Alburnus qalilus Krupp, 1992 | |
References
- Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus qalilus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T61370A19010552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61370A19010552.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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