Zeige
(Pelecus cultratus)

Classification

Species: Pelecus cultratus
Genus: Pelecus - Sabrefishes
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Zeige, Sabre carp, Sabrefish, Sichel
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
Native: Europe, Asia
Distribution: Volga, Don, Neva, Daugava (Western Dvina), Syr Darya, Ural, Caspian Sea, North Aral Sea, Amu Darya, Dnieper, Vistula, Danube

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