Alburnus alburnus ';
General information
 
Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameBleak, Kuli Irani
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
Iran; Turkey; Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Andorra; Austria; Belarus; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Moldova; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Switzerland
Occurrence Native: Iran, Turkey, Russia, UK, Germany, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland
Introduced: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus
Questionable: Norway
Importance
Remarks
Contains 0-2 supernumerary B chromosomes. FISH of (GGGTTA)7 and (TAACCC)7 oligomers demonstrate telomeric signals in all metaphase chromosomes.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Mouth of rivers entering Anzali Lagoon, Iran.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gill tissues.
Number of specimens with sex
30 fingerlings.
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
14m+26sm+10st/a
Fundamental arm number
90
Chromosome length
37.976 to 16.598 µm.
Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Khosravanizadeh A, Pourkazemi M, Fashkhami MRN (2011). Karyology study on Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) from the South Caspian Sea region. Caspian J. Env. Sci., 9(1): 27-36.