Kura bleak

biology_ecology

Habitat. All types of streams, lakes, and rivers except very cold mountain streams and brackish lagoons. Biology. Life span is about 5 years, with maturity at 1 year for males and 2 years for females. Spawns May – June into July in higher altitudes.

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diagnosis

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Caspian and Lake Urmia basins by: ● usually 7 ½ branched dorsal ray / ○ 48 – 61 + 3 lateral line scales / ○ usually 10 – 12 ½ branched anal rays / ○ 12 – 21 gill rakers / ○ anal origin slightly behind dorsal base / ○ a bold midlateral stripe / ○ ventral keel entirely naked or naked part extends more than 50 % of distance between pelvic origin and anus, rarely completely covered by scales. Size up to 125 mm SL.

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distribution

Distribution. Caspian basin: Kura and Aras, east to Sefid, introduced to Chahnime lakes in Sistan basin, at altitudes up to 2000 m.

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description

Common name. Kura bleak Taxonomy. Original description: Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877: 153 [Upper Kura River near Tbilisi, Georgia, Eurasia; lectotype: ZIN 2926]. Revisions. None. Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 127, fig. 227).

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