Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Alburnus macedonicus (Alburnus macedonicus), recorded as Endangered
Alburnus macedonicus (Alburnus macedonicus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Alburnus macedonicus

Alburnus macedonicus

Alburnus macedonicus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Alburnus macedonicus
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Alburnus

The minnow

It can grow to 14.5 cm (5.7 in) standard length.

Minnows and barbs are ray-finned freshwater fishes without teeth in the jaws; they grind food with pharyngeal teeth.

Carps, minnows, and loaches. They lack jaw teeth and live in freshwater.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Doiran Lake in Greece and North Macedonia. It is threatened by falling water level in the lake.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Alburnus macedonicus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Alburnus macedonicus — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q581001. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Alburnus sarmaticus (Alburnus sarmaticus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Alburnus sarmaticus

Alburnus sarmaticus
Photograph of Alburnus vistonicus (Alburnus vistonicus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Alburnus vistonicus

Alburnus vistonicus
Photograph of Italian bleak (Alburnus albidus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Italian bleak

Alburnus albidus
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Alburnus macedonicus?
Alburnus macedonicus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Alburnus macedonicus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Alburnus macedonicus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Alburnus macedonicus live?
It is endemic to Doiran Lake in Greece and North Macedonia.
Why is Alburnus macedonicus in crisis?
It is threatened by falling water level in the lake.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Alburnus macedonicus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Alburnus macedonicus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.