Acanthobrama terraesanctae

Acanthobrama terraesanctae, the Kinneret bream or Kinneret bleak, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is known from two lakes: Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee, Lake Kinneret), Israel, and Lake Muzarib, Syria.[1] This is a small planktivorous fish, typically about 14 cm long, occurring near surface in large schools.[2] It is very abundant in Lake Tiberias, whereas there is little information on the other lake, which is small (0.5 km2) and can hold a small population anyway.[1]

Acanthobrama terraesanctae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Acanthobrama
Species:
A. terraesanctae
Binomial name
Acanthobrama terraesanctae
Steinitz, 1952
Synonyms
  • Mirogrex terraesanctae Steinitz, 1952

References

  1. Goren, M. (2014). "Mirogrex terraesanctae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T60341A19848846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T60341A19848846.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Mirogrex terraesanctae" in FishBase. May 2014 version.


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