The Ohrid spirlin (Alburnoides ohridanus) is a fish species of family Cyprinidae. This species is endemic to Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia and Albania in the Balkans. It is a benthopelagic temperate freshwater fish, up to 9 cm in length. It was originally named as a subspecies of Alburnoides bipunctatus.[2] It is threatened by non-indigenous species of fish, many of which have been introduced into Lake Ohrid.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Alburnoides |
| Species: | A. ohridanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alburnoides ohridanus (Karaman, 1928)
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It grows to 9 cm in standard length and can be distinguished from other Balkan species of Alburnoides by having a distinctly upturned mouth, the eye diameter being equal to the length of the snout, a distinct indentation on the nape, a long caudal peduncle which is just under twice as long as it is deep, 42-44 scales on the lateral line and in having 111/2 branched rays in its anal fin. It occurs in the surf zone along the lake shore.[3] It spawns in late spring, in May and June.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Alburnoides ohridanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135617A4163099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135617A4163099.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ N.G. Bogutskaya; P. Zupančič; A.M. Naseka (2010). "Two new species of freshwater fishes of the genus Alburnoides, A. fangfangae and A. devolli (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae), from the Adriatic Sea basin in Albania". Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS. 314 (4): 448–468.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel pauly, eds. (2017). "Alburnoides ohridanus (Karaman, 1928)". Fishbase. Retrieved 6 December 2017.