Alburnus arborella is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is a freshwater fish occurring in lakes and streams in Europe. It is distributed in Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Alburnus |
Species: | A. arborella
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Binomial name | |
Alburnus arborella | |
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This species is up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long. It eats plankton and invertebrates such as insects. It spawns in riffles and on lakeshores.[2]
This is an abundant fish and it is not considered to be a threatened species.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2011). "Alburnus arborella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T135670A4175765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135670A4175765.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Alburnus arborella. FishBase. 2015.