Acanthalburnus
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Acanthalburnus is a small genus of cyprinid
fish found in Western Asia extending into Russia
. There are currently two recognized species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in Western Asia extending into Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. There are currently two recognized species in this genus.
Species
- Acanthalburnus microlepis (De FilippiFilippo de FilippiFilippo de Filippi was an Italian doctor, traveler and zoologist.Filippo De Filippi was born in Pavia. He succeeded Giuseppe Gené as professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Turin...
, 1863) (Blackbrow bleak) - Acanthalburnus urmianus (Günther, 1899)