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Alburnus
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Alburnus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known commonly as bleaks.[1] A group of species in the genus is known as shemayas.[2] The genus occurs in the western Palearctic realm, and the center of diversity is in Turkey.[3]
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Alburnus | |
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Common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Alburnus Rafinesque, 1820 |
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The genus Chalcalburnus is now part of Alburnus.[4]