Transcaucasian spirlin
Alburnoides fasciatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The Transcaucasian spirlin is a fish species in the family Leuciscidae. It is widespread in the Western Transcaucasia and rivers of the Black Sea coast in Turkey westward to the Kızılırmak River. It prefers rivers and streams with fast-running shallow water over gravel, pebbles, or rocks.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Alburnoides