transcaucasica, Blicca bjoerkna Berg [L. S.] 1916:306 [Les Poissons des eaux douces de la Russie; ref. 277] Lower reaches of the Kura River, Araks, Lenkoran District, Transcaucasia. •Synonym of Abramis bjoerkna (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:43 [ref. 22952], Fricke et al. 2007:27 [ref. 29533]). •Synonym of Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:767 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:165 [ref. 22962], Coad 1995:13 [ref. 23608], Bogutskaya 1997:168 [ref. 23566], Bogutskaya 1998:59 [ref. 23589], Esmaeili et al. 2010:368 [ref. 33391] synonym or subspecies, Esmaeili et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:134 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.