Alburnus tarichi
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Alburnus |
Species: | A. tarichi
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Binomial name | |
Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Alburnus tarichi, known as the tarek, pearl mullet, Van fish or Van shah kuli, is a species of cyprinid fish, found only in Turkey, where it is the only fish known to inhabit Lake Van. It is endemic to the Lake Van basin.[3] It is locally known in Turkish: İnci kefalı/balığı, Kurdish: darex darach, and Armenian: տառեխ taṙex.
The tarek is the 'jewel' of Lake Van in Turkey. Found nowhere else in the world, this fish thrives in the lake's salty and carbonated waters,
Many locals have become accustomed to sticking out bags and catching fish as they jump out of the water, catching so many fish in May–June that they do not have to fish for the rest of the year. Locals prefer to catch the fish during reproduction season, when the females are filled with eggs, which are considered a delicacy in the town and region of
Gallery
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Van fish
References
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- ^ Synonyms of Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814) Fishbase
- ^ Sari, 1997
- ^ "İnci kefali göç ediyor, Van şenleniyor" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet Newspaper. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
External links
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Alburnus tarichi" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- Informations and Images www.incikefali.net
- Turkey - Sustainable Fishing and Consumption of Pearl Mullet [1]