Ohrid spirlin
Alburnoides ohridanus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Fish
The Ohrid spirlin is a fish species of family Leuciscidae. This species is endemic to Lake Ohrid and adjacent rivers and lakes in the Balkans. It is a benthopelagic temperate freshwater fish, up to 9 cm in length. It was originally named as a subspecies of Alburnoides bipunctatus. It is threatened by non-indigenous species of fish, many of which have been introduced into Lake Ohrid.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Alburnoides