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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Alburnus: From the city of Al Bura, where the fish was known (Ref. 45335); magnificus: Named for its magnificent colour.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Turkey and possibly Syria.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119732)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 38 - 40. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anal-fin origin below or behind the vertical through the last dorsal-fin ray (vs. below the 5th or 6th branched dorsal-fin ray in A. qalilus); scale rows between the lateral line and anal-fin origin 4-5 (vs. 3 in A. qalilus); with a clear pattern of bold black or brown scales in live individuals (vs. fuzzy and usually blurred in A. qalilus) (Ref. 119732).
Inhabits smaller streams and tributaries in the Orontes drainage (Ref. 119732).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Freyhof, J. and D. Turan, 2019. Alburnus magnificus, a new species of bleak from the Orontes River drainage (Teleostei: Leuciscidae). Zootaxa 4559(2):373-383. (Ref. 119732)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00311 - 0.01404), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).