Caspian vimba

The Caspian vimba (Vimba persa) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species.^[2] This species is endemic to the Caspian Sea basin in Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran.^[1]

Caspian vimba
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Genus:	Vimba
Species:	V. persa
Binomial name
Vimba persa (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms[2]
Cyprinus persa Pallas, 1814