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Also known as Alburnus alburnus, A. alburnus, tailor, ablet, ablette

species of fish

OverviewAI-generated

The bleak (*Alburnus alburnus*) is a species of fish classified within the family Cyprinidae and order Cypriniformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata, with *Alburnus* as its parent taxon. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is also referred to by common names such as alver, ablette, and ouklej obecná.

Its habitat includes both freshwater and brackish environments. The taxon is currently accepted and holds a conservation status of Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List, as assessed in 2024. Additionally, the bleak is recognized as a food ingredient.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

alver

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderCypriniformes
  4. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The bleak or common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) is a small freshwater coarse fish of the family Leuciscidae, which includes the minnows, daces and bleaks. The common bleak is found in Europe and Western Asia.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bleak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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