The Georgian shemaya (Alburnus derjugini) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Alburnus. It is found in eastern Black Sea tributaries, from south of the Caucasus in Russia and Georgia, south to the Çoruh River in eastern Anatolia, Turkey and west to the Sakarya River.

Georgian shemaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. derjugini
Binomial name
Alburnus derjugini
Berg, 1923
Synonyms

Alburnus chalcoides var. derjugini Berg, 1923

The species name commemorates the collector Konstantin Deryugin.

References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus derjugini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T19018463A19222773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19018463A19222773.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.