Mirogrex terraesanctae

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Acanthobrama terraesanctae
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Mirogrex terraesanctae

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Mirogrex
Species:
M. terraesanctae
Binomial name
Mirogrex terraesanctae
(Steinitz, 1952)
Synonyms
  • Acanthobrama terraesanctae Steinitz, 1952

Mirogrex terraesanctae, the Kinneret bream or Kinneret bleak, is a

Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee, Lake Kinneret), Israel, and Lake Muzayrib [ar], Syria.[1] This is a small planktivorous fish, typically about 14 cm long, occurring near surface in large schools.[2] It is very abundant in Lake Tiberias, whereas there is little information on the other lake, which is small (0.5 km2) and can hold a small population anyway.[1]

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