Yarkon bream

Acanthobrama telavivensis

Found only in the Yarkon River system of Israel

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Acanthobrama telavivensis, commonly known as the Yarkon bream or Yarkon bleak, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish of the family Leuciscidae found only in Israel, in the Yarkon River system.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Acanthobrama
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eurasia: Tigris-Euphrates, Aleppo and Orontes water systems as well as in most waters of Israel. Has been threatened by water pollution (Ref. 11028 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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