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Alburnus

Alburnus
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Alburnus alburnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Rafinesque, 1820

Alburnus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known commonly as bleaks. A group of species in the genus are known as shemayas. The genus occurs in the western Palearctic ecozone, and the center of diversity is in Turkey.

The genus Chalcalburnus is now part of Alburnus.

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:



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