Alburnoides fasciatus

Transcaucasian sprilin
Alburnoides fasciatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnoides
Species: A. fasciatus
Binomial name
Alburnoides fasciatus
(Nordmann, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Alburnoides bipunctatus fasciatus Berg, 1949
  • Aspius fasciatus Nordmann, 1840

The Transcaucasian sprilin (Alburnoides fasciatus) is a fish species in the Cyprinidae family. It is widespread in the Western Transcaucasia and rivers of the Black Sea coast in Turkey westward to the Kızılırmak River. It prefers rivers and streams with fast-running shallow water, over gravel, pebbles or rocks.

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