Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Cypriniformes > Family Cyprinidae > Genus Vimba

Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Cyprinus Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Vimba*	Fitzinger, 1873	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Cyprinus vimba*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: blauwneus

English: vimba bream sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Vimba Bream sources: english PESI focal point

German: Rußnase; Zährte sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: žiobris sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: certa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Romanian: lostie; vimba sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: рыбец; Рыбец обыкновенный; сырть sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Slovenian: ogrica sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: vimma sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: egrez; kavinme baligi; kavinne balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Рибець звичайний

Literature

additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009

Genbank

Taxonomy

Link To FishBase

External Links

Link To FishBase
Link To GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2011). Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Nicolas Bailly (2011). FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283150

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304596

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

not marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.