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

Endangered

Alburnus vistonicus

Alburnus vistonicus

Alburnus vistonicus, the Vistonis shemaja, is a ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus that is endemic to the Lake Vistonida drainage in Greece.

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

The minnow

This species reaches a maximum length of 21.7 centimetres (8.5 in) (SL).

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

Alburnus vistonicus, the Vistonis shemaja, is a ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus that is endemic to the Lake Vistonida drainage in Greece.

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

In crisis

Alburnus vistonicus 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 vistonicus — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3761245. 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 macedonicus (Alburnus macedonicus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Alburnus macedonicus

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

Alburnus sarmaticus

Alburnus sarmaticus
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 vistonicus?
Alburnus vistonicus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Alburnus vistonicus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Alburnus vistonicus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Alburnus vistonicus live?
Alburnus vistonicus, the Vistonis shemaja, is a ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus that is endemic to the Lake Vistonida drainage in Greece.
Why is Alburnus vistonicus in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Alburnus vistonicus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Alburnus vistonicus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.