Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)
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
The Danube bleak or Caspian shemaya (Alburnus chalcoides) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is found in Iran, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Slovakia, Moldova, Greece, Czechia, Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia.
Wikipedia contributors, Danube bleak; 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 chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)
- Name authority
- (Güldenstädt, 1772)
- 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 chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)
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 caeruleus Heckel, 1843 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alburnus carinatus Battalgil, 1941 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyprinus chalcoides Güldenstädt, 1772 Güldenstädt, 1772 | synonym |
| Chalcalburnus chalcoides aralensis (Berg, 1923) (Berg, 1923) | synonym |
| Chalcalburnus chalcoides chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772) (Güldenstädt, 1772) | synonym |
| Cyprinus clupeoides Pallas, 1776 Pallas, 1776 | synonym |
| Chalcalburnus chalcoides danubicus (Antipa, 1909) (Antipa, 1909) | synonym |
| Chalcalburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772) (Güldenstädt, 1772) | synonym |
| Alburnus chalcoides aralensis Berg, 1923 Berg, 1923 | synonym |
| Alburnus chalcoides sapancae Battalgil, 1941 Battalgil, 1941 | synonym |
| Chalcalburnus chalcoides iranicus Svetovidov, 1945 Svetovidov, 1945 | synonym |
| Alburnus latissimus Kamensky, 1901 Kamensky, 1901 | synonym |
| Leuciscus albuloides Valenciennes, 1844 Valenciennes, 1844 | synonym |
| Alburnus longissimus Warpachowski, 1892 Warpachowski, 1892 | synonym |
| Chalcalburnus calcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772) (Güldenstädt, 1772) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=307757 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:BGX3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.