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Bleak


Scientific name: Alburnus alburnus

Common name: Bleak
 

Description: Elongated body with silver appearance. The mouth shows the lower jaw surpasses the upper jaw. It is a small species of the family of cyprinids. Its length varies between 20-25cm.
 

Breeding season: April-June.
 

Diet: It feeds mainly on larvae and insects that fall in water, vegetable debris and also small mollusks and algae.

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