Alburnus caeruleus Heckel, 1843
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Alburnus caeruleus, also known as the black spotted bleak or Tigris bleak, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. It is found in the Queiq River drainage and the Tigris–Euphrates river system in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
Wikipedia contributors, Alburnus caeruleus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:02.141933+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alburnus caeruleus Heckel, 1843
- Name authority
- Heckel, 1843
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Alburnus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyAlburninae Girard, 1858
- genusAlburnus Rafinesque, 1820
- speciesAlburnus caeruleus Heckel, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alburnus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alburnus akili Battalgil, 1942 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus amirkabiri Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Khataminejad, Eagderi, Abbasi, Nasri, Jouladeh & Vasil'eva, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus arborella (Bonaparte, 1841) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus battalgilae Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2007 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus carinatus Battalgil, 1941 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus demiri Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus derjugini Berg, 1923 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus escherichii Steindachner, 1897 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus hohenackeri Kessler, 1877 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus istanbulensis Battalgil, 1941 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Heckel, J. J. (1843). Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In: J. Von Russegger. Reisen in Europa, Asien Und Africa, Mit Besonderer Rücksicht Auf Die Naturwissenschaftlichen Verhältnisse Der Betreffenden Länder Unternommen in Den Jahren 1835 Bis 1841, Etc. Stuttgart, v. 1 (pt 2), pp 990–1099. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.35097 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:BGWW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.