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Species in the genus Vimba: [ 25 ] records


abulyontis, Vimba vimba tenella natio Battalgil [F.] 1941:181 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 13194] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Abulyont Lake, Turkey. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

aphnitis, Vimba vimba tenella natio Battalgil [F.] 1941:181 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 13194] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Manyas Lake, Turkey. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

asianus, Abramis elongatus var. Steindachner [F.] 1897:689 [5], Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 64; ref. 14691] Kiutahia-Su, near Eskischehir [Eskisehir], Turkey. Syntypes: NMW 55251 (5). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies tenella (Nordmann 1840) -- (Berg 1949:795 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Vimba melanops (Heckel 1837) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bergi, Vimba vimba Velikokhatko [F. D.] 1940:273 [Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR. Seriya Biologicheskaya. 1940; ref. 13226] Bug River as far as Aleksandrovskaya Hydroelectric station, Ukraine. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:795 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Abramus vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parin et al. 2014:65 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

borysthenica, Vimba vimba vimba infra. Velikokhatko [F. D.] 1940:272 [Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR. Seriya Biologicheskaya. 1940; ref. 13226] Author's name also spelled Velykochatjo and Velikokhat'ko. Not available, infrasubspecific as an infranatio; from Lower Dnieper River, Ukraine. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:791 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

carinatus, Cyprinus Pallas [P. S.] (ex Güldenstädt) 1814:323 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Don River mouth, and Abrif, about 17 kilometers south-southwest of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia, Sea of Azov. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Based on Cyprinus vimba (non Linnaeus 1758), vernacular name Rybez, of Güldenstädt 1791:86 [ref. 18175]. Also described in Pallas 1831:323 [ref. 30187]. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962], Uiblein & Winkler 1994:58 [ref. 21823]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:791 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566], Bogutskaya 1998:73 [ref. 23589], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:171 [ref. 28369]). •Synonym of Abramis vimba (Linnseus 1758) -- (Parin et al. 2014:65 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

elongatus, Abramis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Agassiz) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:75 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Danube River, Europe. No types known. Appeared first as name only in Agassiz 1835:39 [ref. 22]. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies carinata (Pallas 1814) -- (Uiblein & Winkler 1994 [ref. 21823]). •Valid as Vimba elongata (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Kottelat 1997:85 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bogutskaya 1998:73 [ref. 23589], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:291 [ref. 29996] with remarks, Çiçek et al. 2024:266 [ref. 40789]) Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

frivaldszkyi, Abramis Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1032 [42] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Bursa [Brussa], Anatolia, Turkey. No types known. On p. 42 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies tenella (Nordmann 1840) -- (Berg 1949:795 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

istanbulensis, Vimba vimba tenella natio Battalgil [F.] 1941:181 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 13194] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Kâathane River, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

karasuensis, Vimba vimba tenella natio Tseeb [Ya. Ya.] & Delamure [S. L.] 1938:145 [Izvestiya Krymskogo Pedagogicheskogo Instituta imeni M. V. Frunze v. 7; ref. 21761] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Chernaya R. near Sevastopol. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies tenella (Nordmann 1840) -- (Berg 1949:796 [ref. 20661]). •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

melanops, Abramis Heckel [J. J.] 1837:154, Pl. 8 (fig. 3) [Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2 (no. 1) (for 1840); ref. 2079] Maritza [Marizza] River, eastern Rumelia, Balkan region of Bulgaria. Syntypes: NMW 55270 (1). •Valid as Abramis melanops Heckel 1837 -- (Berg 1949:788 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962]). •Valid as Vimba melanops (Heckel 1837) (often dated 1839 or 1840) -- (Economidis 1995:207 [ref. 23025], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566], Pehlivanov 2000:47 [ref. 25202], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:171 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:291 [ref. 29996], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Barbieri et al. 2015:70 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:147 [ref. 35151], Çiçek et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37644], Stefanov & Apostolou 2022:40 [ref. 39167], Çiçek et al. 2023:415 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:265 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Vimba melanops (Heckel 1837). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Aegean Sea basin (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Macedonia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mirabilis, Acanthobrama Ladiges [W.] 1960:132, Fig. 4 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 58; ref. 9361] Menderes River at Sarayköyn [Saraköy], Denizli Province, Turkey. Holotype: ZMH H1085. Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:157 [ref. 22013]. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Acanthobrama mirabilis Ladiges 1960 -- (Bogutskaya 1997:163 [ref. 23566], Fricke et al. 2007:28 [ref. 29533]). •Valid as Vimba mirabilis (Ladiges 1960) -- (Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Çiçek et al. 2015:147 [ref. 35151], Çiçek et al. 2018:16 [ref. 36267], Çiçek et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:415 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:266 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Vimba mirabilis (Ladiges 1960). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Büyük Menderes River (Aegean Sea tributary), Denizli Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nicaecensis, Vimba vimba tenella natio Battalgil [F.] 1941:181 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 13194] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Lake Iznik, Anatolia, Turkey. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952] as nicaeensis, Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566] as nicaeensis). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

nordmannii, Abramis Dybowski [B. N.] 1862:179 [Archiv für die Naturkunde Liv-, Ehst- und Kurlands. Zweiter Serie. Biologische Naturkunde. Dorpat v. 3; ref. 1168] Crimea, Ukraine. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parvulus, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:64, Pl. 487 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Crimea, Ukraine. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3954. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:78 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:795 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

persa, Cyprinus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:310 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Iran in lakes along the Kura River. No types known. Name published first in Gmelin 1774:241 [ref. 18140, v. 3] as name only. Locality from Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:797 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566], Bogutskaya 1998:73 [ref. 23589], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:89 [ref. 28183]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Vimba persa (Pallas 1814) -- (Esmaeili et al. 2010:372 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:881 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:59 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:40 [ref. 36089], Dyldin et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37569], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:153 [ref. 37983], Dyldin et al. 2023:[35] [ref. 40328], Çiçek et al. 2024:266 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Vimba persa (Pallas 1814). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Caspian Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pontica, Abramis persa var. Yashchenko [A. L.] (ex Kessler) 1896:90 [Trudy St.-Peterburgskago Obshchestva Estestvoispytateley. Otdel Zoologii i Fiziologii / Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St. Pétersbourg v. 25 (no. 2); ref. 20230] Not available, no distinguishing features; from Salgir R. at Sivash, Ukraine. Described but as a synonym (not available) of Vimba vimba tenella natio pontica in Berg 1949:796 [ref. 20661]. One of Kessler's specimen is in BMNH 1897.7.5.29. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:796 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

sapancae, Vimba vimba tenella natio Battalgil [F.] 1941:181 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 13194] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Lake Sapanca, Turkey. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

serta, Cyprinus Shaw [G.] 1804:232 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Unneeded new name for Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tenellus, Abramis Nordmann [A. von] 1840:510 [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Tschornaïa Retschka stream, near Inkderman, Sevastopool, Crimea, Ukraine. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies tenella (Nordmann 1840) -- (Berg 1949:795 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962], Bogutskaya 1997:180 [ref. 23566], Bogutskaya 1998:73 [ref. 23589], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:90 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:171 [ref. 28369]). •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Abramis vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parin et al. 2014:65 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Vimba tenella (Nordmann 1840) -- (Dyldin et al. 2020:87, 105 [ref. 37569]). Current status: Valid as Vimba tenella (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vimba, Cyprinus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:325 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Lakes of Sweden. No types known. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:27[ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Abramis vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parin et al. 2014:65 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:789 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:243 [ref. 22962], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:742 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya 1998:73 [ref. 23589], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Fricke 1999:26 [ref. 24101], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:43 [ref. 26178], Hanel 2003:52 [ref. 27894], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:89 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:171 [ref. 28369], Hanel & Lusk 2005:251 [ref. 28804], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:291 [ref. 29996], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:167 [ref. 31251], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Çiçek et al. 2015:147 [ref. 35151], Ćaleta et al. 2019:171 [ref. 37026], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Özuluğ & Saç 2019:31 [ref. 36599], Çiçek et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37644], Dyldin et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37569], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Yogurtçuoglu et al. 2020:[14] [ref. 37627], Çiçek et al. 2023:416 [ref. 40625], Dyldin et al. 2023:[36] [ref. 40328], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348], Çiçek et al. 2024:266 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Northern, central and eastern Europe and Asia Minor: basins of North Sea, Baltic Sea; Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Sea of Azov. Introduced in Italy. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vimpa, Cyprinus Strøm [H.] 1784:120 [Physisk-oeconomisk beskrivelse over Eger-praestgiaeld i Aggerhuus-stift i Norge; ref. 22961] Eger, Norway. No types known. Apparently a misspelling or unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wimba, Cyprinus Retzius [A. J.] 1800:359 [Faunae Suecicae a Carolo A Linné; ref. 18622] Malaren Lake, Upsaliensi, Roxen Lake, Baltic Sea. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus 1758. Possibly the origin of the later name Abramis wimba Krøyer 1849. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

wimpa, Cyprinus Müller [O. F.] 1776:51 [Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium.; ref. 17808] Dania. No types known. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus 1758. •In the synonymy of Vimba vimba (Linnseus 1758). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

zerta, Cyprinus Leske [N. G.] 1774:44 [Ichthyologiae Lipsiensis specimen.; ref. 17505] Lipsiae/Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany; Swedish Lakes. Syntypes: ?LSL 71 (1). Based in part on Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus 1758 and on other sources. •Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:86 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Vimba vimba (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.


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