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Alburnus orontis

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Alburnus orontis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. orontis
Binomial name
Alburnus orontis
Sauvage, 1882
Synonyms

Alburnus orontis, also known as the Orontes bleak or Orontes spotted bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that can be found in Syria and Turkey in the drainage basin of the Orontes River. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, water abstraction and river damming.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus orontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T61199A19009115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61199A19009115.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Alburnus orontis Sauvage, 1882". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2012.