Vimba mirabilis (Ladiges, 1960)
Menderes bream
photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  11.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Only known by the original description from Büyük Menderes and two more specimens from the Bafa Gölü in Southwestern Anatolia (Ref. 33550). Threatened due to water abstraction (Ref. 26100).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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