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OverviewAI-generated
*Vimba vimba*, commonly known as the vimba bream, is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It belongs to the order Cypriniformes and the class Teleostei within the phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted by the World Register of Marine Species. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern.
This organism inhabits both brackish and freshwater environments. Records indicate its presence in countries including Iran, Turkey, Romania, Sweden, and Germany. The species has been documented in various scientific collections, with occurrence data available from institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV, CMN, MZLU, and UMMZ.
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Species
Least Concernvimba bream
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 107
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV, CMN, MZLU, UMMZ, ROM
- Recorded in
- Iran, Turkey, Romania, Sweden, Germany, Ussr
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Encyclopedic overview
Vimba vimba, called also the vimba bream, vimba, zanthe, or zarte, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is found in Europe and Western Asia, where it largely lives in brackish water but makes an annual migration up-river each year to breed.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vimba vimba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.