Alburnus orontis, Sauvage, 1882
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820303 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FEE5-FEB1-2B1B-FB2EFDC5FB5C |
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Felipe |
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Alburnus orontis |
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Common name. Orontes spotted bleak.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Mediterranean basin by: ○ 52–59+2–3 lateral line scales / ○ 12–15½ branched anal rays / ○ ventral keel exposed 0–2 scales / ○ anal origin behind last branched dorsal ray / ○ flank plain silvery, yellowish or with fine mottled pattern / ○ last simple dorsal ray stiff / ○ pelvic axillary scales present / ○ scales on back, flank, and belly well developed, overlapping / ○ 5–7 scale rows between lateral line and anal origin. Size up to 126 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye and Syria: Orontes drainage.
Habitat. Moderately fast-flowing streams and rivers with gravel or sand substrate.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. VU; occurs in less than 10 independent, mostly declining populations.
Further reading. Krupp 1985d (morphology, distribution); Geiger et al. 2014 (phylogeny); Freyhof & Turan 2019 (identification, distribution).
Alburnus orontis ; lower Orontes, Syria; 90 mm SL.
Alburnus qalilus ; Nahr al Sanawbar, Syria; 104 mm SL.
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