- Macedonian vimba
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Vimba melanops Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Vimba Species: V. melanops Binomial name Vimba melanops
(Heckel, 1837)The Macedonian vimba or Malamída (Vimba melanops) is a European freshwater fish species in the Cyprinidae family.
It is found in the Aegean Sea basin in Greece (Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace), and adjacent Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia, and northwestern Turkey (Evros drainage). It inhabits rivers and freshwater reservoirs.
It is threatened by habitat loss. The taxonomic distinctness from the more widespread Vimba vimba is not clear.
Source
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Vimba melanops" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Vimba melanops. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 April 2010.
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