Vimba
| Vimba | |
|---|---|
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| Vimba vimba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Vimba Fitzinger, 1873[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leucabramis Smitt, 1895 | |
Vimba is a genus of cyprinids in the subfamily Leuciscinae. They are found in Europe and Asia and are simply called vimbas. Vimbas live in estuaries, muddy streams, rivers, ponds, and subalpine lakes.[2]
Species
- Vimba elongata (Valenciennes, 1844) (Bavarian vimba)
- Vimba melanops (Heckel, 1837) (Macedonian vimba)
- Vimba mirabilis (Ladiges, 1960) (Menderes vimba)
- Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common vimba)
References
- 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leuciscinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Description of the biology of Caspian vimba, Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758), in Gorgan Bay-Miankaleh Wildlife Refuge (southeast Caspian Sea), Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology".