Vimba vimba

Vimba vimba, the vimba bream or common vimba, is a species of vimba in the family Cyprinidae. It lives in certain regions of Europe. Other names include the vimba^[3] or zarte.^[4]

Vimba vimba
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Vimba
Species:	V. vimba
Binomial name
Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus, 1758 Abramis vimba (Linnaeus 1758) Cyprinus zerta Leske, 1774 Cyprinus vimpa Strøm, 1784 Cyprinus serta Shaw, 1804 Cyprinus carinatus Pallas, 1814 Abramis frivaldszkyi Heckel, 1843 Leuciscus parvulus Valenciennes, 1844 Abramis elongatus Valenciennes, 1844 Abramis nordmannii Dybowski, 1862: Abramis elongatus var. asianus Steindachner, 1897 Vimba vimba bergi Velikokhatko, 1940

Taxonomy

Before, it was classified as a bream, but now it is in another genus.^[source?]

Description

Physical appearance

The vimba bream has a fusiform [en] body and the upper jaw protrudes, giving it what appears to be a "nose". The color is a pale-silver and the fins are a dark bluish-gray.

Distribution and habitat

Vimba vimba is widespread throughout the Danube, including all its tributaries.^[source?]

Behavior

What they eat

Vimba vimba mainly eat small mollusks and insect larvae.^[source?]

Ecology

Females lay down many eggs after males prepare areas on the riverbed.^[5]

Gallery

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  A Vimba vimba that's already been fished.
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  Illustration
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  Vimba vimba in an aquarium