Vimba vimba

Vimba vimba

Vimba vimba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Vimba
Species:
V. vimba
Binomial name
Vimba vimba
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus, 1758
  • Abramis vimba (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Cyprinus zerta Leske, 1774
  • Cyprinus vimpa Strøm, 1784
  • Cyprinus serta Shaw, 1804
  • Cyprinus carinatus Pallas, 1814
  • Abramis frivaldszkyi Heckel, 1843
  • Leuciscus parvulus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Abramis elongatus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Abramis nordmannii Dybowski, 1862:
  • Abramis elongatus var. asianus Steindachner, 1897
  • Vimba vimba bergi Velikokhatko, 1940

Vimba vimba, the vimba bream or common vimba, is a species of vimba in the family Cyprinidae. It lives in certain regions of Europe. Other names include the vimba[3] or zarte.[4]

Taxonomy

Before, it was classified as a bream, but now it is in another genus.[source?]

Description

Physical appearance

The vimba bream has a fusiform [en] body and the upper jaw protrudes, giving it what appears to be a "nose". The color is a pale-silver and the fins are a dark bluish-gray.

Distribution and habitat

Vimba vimba is widespread throughout the Danube, including all its tributaries.[source?]

Behavior

What they eat

Vimba vimba mainly eat small mollusks and insect larvae.[source?]

Ecology

Females lay down many eggs after males prepare areas on the riverbed.[5]

  • A Vimba vimba that's already been fished.
    A Vimba vimba that's already been fished.
  • Illustration
    Illustration
  • Vimba vimba in an aquarium
    Vimba vimba in an aquarium

References

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. (2024). "Vimba vimba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T254508616A135094309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T254508616A135094309.en. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Vimba". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Vimba vimba, FishBase".
  4. ↑ "Vimba vimba, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
  5. ↑ "Vimba vimba, NatureGate".

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