''Vimba'' is a genus of freshwater
ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the
daces,
Eurasian minnows and related fishes. Ths fishes in this genus are found in
Europe
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and western
Asia
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.
''Vimba'' are found in brackish waters of estuaries, muddy streams, rivers, ponds, and subalpine lakes.
Species
''Vimba'' contains the following species:
* ''
Vimba melanops''
( Heckel, 1837) (Macedonian vimba)
* ''
Vimba mirabilis''
( Ladiges, 1960) (Menderes vimba)
* ''
Vimba persa''
(Pallas
Pallas may refer to:
Astronomy
* 2 Pallas asteroid
** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas
* Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon
Mythology
* Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena
* Pa ...
,1814) (Caspian vimba)
* ''
Vimba tenella''
( Nordmann, 1840)
* ''
Vimba vimba''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758) (Vimba bream)
References
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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