Alburnus tarichi

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Alburnus tarichi

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Alburnus
Species:
A. tarichi
Binomial name
Alburnus tarichi
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus tarichi Güldenstädt, 1814
  • Chalcalburnus
    tarichi
    (Güldenstädt, 1814)
  • Leuciscus vanensis Günther, 1868
  • Alburnus timarensis Kuru, 1980

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,

eggs, flying through the air like salmon
.

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

  • Van fish
    Van fish

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ Synonyms of Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814) Fishbase
  3. ^ Sari, 1997
  4. ^ "İnci kefali göç ediyor, Van şenleniyor" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet Newspaper. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-25.

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