Georgian shemaya
Appearance
Georgian shemaya | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Alburnus |
Species: | A. derjugini
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Binomial name | |
Alburnus derjugini Berg, 1923
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Synonyms | |
Alburnus chalcoides var. derjugini Berg, 1923 |
The Georgian shemaya (Alburnus derjugini) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Alburnus. It is found in eastern Black Sea tributaries, from south of the Caucasus in Russia and Georgia, south to the Çoruh River in eastern Anatolia, Turkey and west to the Sakarya River.
The species name commemorates the collector Konstantin Deryugin.
References
[edit]- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus derjugini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T19018463A19222773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19018463A19222773.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.