Manyas spirlin

Manyas spirlin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnoides
Species:
A. manyasensis
Binomial name
Alburnoides manyasensis

The Manyas spirlin (Alburnoides manyasensis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This fish is endemic to the Simav River drainage of Lake Kuş, also known as Lake Manyas, in Turkey. It may become threatened as its range is densely inhabited and increasingly industrialized.

Further reading

  • Turan, Davut, et al. Alburnoides manyasensis (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae), a new species of cyprinid fish from Manyas Lake basin, Turkey. ZooKeys 276 (2013): 85.

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