Vimba
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| Vimba | |
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| Vimba vimba | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Vimba Fitzinger, 1873 |
Vimba is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in Europe and western Asia. There are currently three described species.
Species
- Vimba elongata (Valenciennes, 1844)
- Vimba melanops (Heckel, 1837) (Macedonian vimba)
- Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Vimba bream)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Vimba in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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