Vimba

Vimba is a genus of cyprinids in the subfamily Leuciscinae. They are found in Europe and Asia and are simply called vimbas. Vimbas live in estuaries, muddy streams, rivers, ponds, and subalpine lakes.^[2]

Vimba
Vimba vimba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Vimba Fitzinger, 1873[1]
Type species
Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Synonyms[1]
Leucabramis Smitt, 1895

Species

• Vimba elongata (Valenciennes, 1844) (Bavarian vimba)
• Vimba melanops (Heckel, 1837) (Macedonian vimba)
• Vimba mirabilis (Ladiges, 1960) (Menderes vimba)
• Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common vimba)