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Diagnostic Description

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Diagnosed from its congeners in Europe by the following characters: anal fin with 15-18½ (usually 16½) branched rays; back not keeled behind dorsal base; in spawning season, males with a broad black midlateral stripe, belly and check white (Ref. 59043).
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Recorder
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on plants and invertebrates (Ref. 26100).
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Biology

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Inhabits rivers and streams, usually with relatively swift current (Ref. 59043). Also occurs in lakes and lowland water courses with little current. Feeds on invertebrates and plants (Ref. 26100). Spawns among stones in large rivers (Ref. 59043). Threatened due to habitat destruction, angling and water abstraction (Ref. 26100).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Macedonian vimba

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The Macedonian vimba or Malamída (Vimba melanops) is a European freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found in the Aegean Sea basin in Greece (Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace), and adjacent Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and northwestern Turkey (Evros drainage). It inhabits rivers and freshwater reservoirs.

It is threatened by habitat loss. The taxonomic distinctness from the more widespread Vimba vimba is not clear.

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  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Vimba melanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T22978A9404358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T22978A9404358.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Macedonian vimba: Brief Summary

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The Macedonian vimba or Malamída (Vimba melanops) is a European freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found in the Aegean Sea basin in Greece (Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace), and adjacent Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and northwestern Turkey (Evros drainage). It inhabits rivers and freshwater reservoirs.

It is threatened by habitat loss. The taxonomic distinctness from the more widespread Vimba vimba is not clear.

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