Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877

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Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877 – Native ( Fig. 227)

Alburnus filippii Kessler [K. F.] 1877: 153; Type locality: Upper Kura River near Tbilisi, Georgia, Eurasia. Lectotype: ZIN 2926. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1897.7.5.33 [ex ZIN] (1); ZIN 2914 (2), 2925 (13), 50412 [ex ZIN 2926] (16).

Common name: Pr: Kuli-ye Kura, Morvarid mahi, En: Kura bleak.

Diagnosis: Modally 7 branched dorsal fin rays and typically lower anal fin ray counts although these do overlap.

Meristic characters: D: III 6–8 (7), A: III 9–13 (10–11), P: 12–16 (13–14), V: 6–8 (7), GR: 12–17(14– 15), LL: 46–63, TV: 38–42.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 228). Found in west of the Caspian Sea basin and Kura River system. It is distributed from the upper to the lower reaches of the Aras and Sefidrud rivers as well as Anzali Wetland. Taxonomy. Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof 2014c).