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Vimba melanops

(Macedonian Vimba)

Overview

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Family : Minnows or carps ; A short-lived species which inhabits lakes and lowland water courses with little current . Feeds on invertebrates and plants . Is threatened due to habitat destruction, angling and water abstraction (Ref. 26100).

Common Names

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Common Names in Czech:

Podoustev Makedonsk, Podoustev Makedonská

Common Names in Danish:

Makedonsk Vimme

Common Names in English:

Macedonian Vimba, Malamída, Malamda

Common Names in German:

Verwandt Mit Zährte, Verwandt Mit Zhrte

Common Names in Greek:

Γκαντίνα, Λόκβα, Μαλαμίδα, Μαυρομάτα, Μαυρόψαρο, Ποταμόψαρο, Γκαντίνα, Λόκβα, Μαυρόψαρο, Μαυρομάτα, Μαλαμίδα, Ποταμόψαρο, Malamida

Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):

Μαλαμίδα, Malamida

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

黑目文鯿, 黑眼歐鯿, 黑目文鯿, 黑目文鳊, 黑眼欧鳊, 黑眼歐鯿

Common Names in Russian:

Makedonskii Rybets

Description

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Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Ecology: A predominantly riverine species also present in reservoirs . (Ref. 55163)


List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Abramis elongatus subsp. asianus Steindachner, 1897
  2. Abramis melanops Heckel, 1837

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 15-Apr-1997

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Vimba

There are approximately 7 species in this genus:

V. melanops (Macedonian Vimba) · V. vimba (Baltic Vimba) · V. vimba bergi · V. vimba carinata · V. vimba persa · V. vimba tenella · V. vimba vimba

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2008-10-01