Alburnus vistonicus Freyhof & Kottelat, 2007
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 vistonicus, the Vistonis shemaja, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus that is endemic to the Lake Vistonida drainage in Greece. This species reaches a maximum length of 21.7 centimetres (8.5 in) (SL).
Wikipedia contributors, Alburnus vistonicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:09.995144+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alburnus vistonicus Freyhof & Kottelat, 2007
- Name authority
- Freyhof & Kottelat, 2007
- 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 vistonicus Freyhof & Kottelat, 2007
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 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 |
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.
- Freyhof, J., & Kottelat, M. (2007). Alburnus vistonicus, a new species of shemaya from eastern Greece, with remarks on Chalcalburnus chalcoides macedonicus from Lake Volvi (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat., 18. 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:BGZS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.