Description

Diagnosed from its congeners in Europe by having the following characters: anal fin with 11½ branched rays; 42-44 + 2-3 scales on lateral line; caudal peduncle 1.6-1.8 times longer than deep; snout length equal to eye diameter; interorbital distance about equal to eye diameter; and marked concavity at nape, mouth distinctly upturned (Ref. 59043).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Leuciscidae

Genus: Alburnoides

Species: Alburnoides ohridanus (Karaman, 1928)

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Lake Ohrid in Macedonia and Albania.

Biology

Occurs in surf zone along lake shores. Reaches up to about 9.0 cm SL (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless