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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Alburnus: From the city of Al Bura, where the fish was known (Ref. 45335); attalus: Named after Attalus I (269 BC-197 BC), the first king of the Attalid dynasty who ruled Pergamon, a Hellenistic polis in today Turkey, from 241-197 BC.
Eponymy: Attalus I (269–197 BC) ruled Pergamon, a Hellenistic city-state in Asia Minor (now Anatolia, Turkey). The fish is endemic to that area. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Özuluğ & Freyhof.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: River Bakır drainage in Turkey.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125982); max. published weight: 86.57 g (Ref. 125982)

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Differs from other species of shemayas in Europe and Asian Black Sea basin by the combination of the following characters: origin of anal fin ½ scale behind dorsal-fin base, below dorsal-fin ray 7-8 individuals larger than 9 cm SL; anal fin with 12-14½ branched rays; gill rakers 23-31; lateral line scales 52-59 + 3; ventral keel exposed for 10-12 scales in front of anus; head length 24-25% SL, 0.9-1.0 times in body depth at dorsal-fin origin; predorsal length 54-57% SL; caudal peduncle depth 9-10% SL, 2.0-2.4 times in its length; caudal peduncle length 20-22% SL; eye diameter 6.3-7.9% SL, 1.0-1.3 times in interorbital distance; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 21-25% SL; faint, dark lateral stripe on body (Ref. 78144).

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Özuluǧ, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Rediagnosis of four species of Alburnus from Turkey and description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(3):233-246. (Ref. 78144)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 28 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00343 - 0.01012), b=3.06 (2.92 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 10,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).

Alburnus attalus Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2007