| blackbrow bleak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Acanthalburnus |
| Species: | A. microlepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthalburnus microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) |
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The Blackbrow bleak is Native the Kura and the Aras Rivers and their tributaries in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia. It has also been introduced to Iraq. It reaches a maximum size of 25 cm. It is a freshwater benthopelagic fish inhabiting rivers and streams ranging in temperature from 10°C - 20°C.
It has recently become an invasive exotic fish throughout the united states.