Vimba vimba

Vimba vimba
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Vimba
Species:
V. vimba
Binomial name
Vimba vimba
Synonyms
  • 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, called also the vimba bream, vimba, zanthe, or zarte, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is found in Europe and Western Asia where it largely lives in brackish water but makes an annual migration up-river each year to breed.