Alburnoides_bipunctatus

<i>Alburnoides bipunctatus</i>

Alburnoides bipunctatus

Species of fish

Alburnoides bipunctatus, known vernacularly as the schneider, spirlin,[1] bleak, riffle minnow, and others,[2] is a species of small (9-cm average length) freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. This fish inhabits rivers with very calm waters, and it eats dead insects and insect larvae, diatoms, and crustaceans. It reproduces during April to June.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Freyhof, J. (2010). "Alburnoides bipunctatus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184450A8278352. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Alburnoides bipunctatus", eunis.eea.europa.eu, European Environment Agency, Vernacular names
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Alburnoides bipunctatus" in FishBase. September 2012 version.


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