Check List 11(5): e19342, doi: 10.15560/11.5.1743
Species list and distribution map of the genus Alburnus Rafinesque, 1820 (Cyprinidae: Leuciscinae) in Iran
expand article infoTooba Mohammadian-kalat, Mansour Aliabadian, Hamid Reza Esmaeili§, Shahram Abdolmalaki|, Rasoul Zamanian Nejhad§, Saber Vatandoust
‡ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran§ Shiraz University, Iran| Dr. Dadman International Sturgeon Research Institute, Iran¶ Islamic Azad University, Iran
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Abstract
The genus Alburnus, which belongs to the largest teleost family, Cyprinidae, comprises 38 valid species distributed from Europe to northern parts of Southwest Asia. Herein we provide an updated list of the Alburnus seven valid species registered from Iran.
Keywords
Bleak; distribution pattern; species diversity; Iran