Common bleak
Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) is a bony fish in the family Cyprinidae, subfamily Alburninae, within the order Cypriniformes and class Teleostei. Its scientific name was given by (Linnaeus, 1758), and it is also called Bleak, Alver or European bleak.
Quick facts about the common bleak
The IUCN Red List global assessment places it in the Least Concern (LC) category, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwatersrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the common bleak
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Where does the common bleak live?
Not recorded
What is the common bleak?
The bleak or common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) is a small freshwater coarse fish of the family Leuciscidae, which includes the minnows, daces and bleaks. The common bleak is found in Europe and Western Asia.
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Is the common bleak endangered?
The common bleak is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common bleak classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae
- genusAlburnus
- SpeciesAlburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Abramis alburnus, Abramis dobuloides, Alburnis alborella maxima, Alburnus acutus, Alburnus acutus, Alburnus alborella lateristriga, Alburnus alborella var. lateristriga, Alburnus alborellus maximus, Alburnus alburnus alburnus, Alburnus alburnus natio dagestanicus, Alburnus alburnus natio kumbaschensis, Alburnus alburnus strumicae, Alburnus arquatus, Alburnus ausonii, Alburnus avola, Alburnus breviceps, Alburnus charusini, Alburnus fabraei, Alburnus fracchia, Alburnus fracchia, Alburnus gracilis, Alburnus linnei, Alburnus lucidus, Alburnus lucidus, Alburnus lucidus angustior, Alburnus lucidus colobocephala, Alburnus lucidus elata, Alburnus lucidus elongata, Alburnus lucidus ilmenensis, Alburnus lucidus lacustris, Alburnus lucidus latior, Alburnus lucidus macropterus, Alburnus lucidus oxycephala, Alburnus lucidus var. angustior, Alburnus lucidus var. colobocephala, Alburnus lucidus var. elata, Alburnus lucidus var. elongata, Alburnus lucidus var. ilmenensis, Alburnus lucidus var. lacustris, Alburnus lucidus var. latior, Alburnus lucidus var. macropterus, Alburnus lucidus var. oxycephala, Alburnus mirandella, Alburnus obtusus, Alburnus obtusus, Alburnus scoranza, Alburnus scoranzoides, Alburnus striatus, Alburnus strigio, Aspius alburnoides, Aspius ochrodon, Cyprinus alburnus, Cyprinus dolabrata, Leuciscus alburnus, Leuciscus dolabratus, Leuciscus lucidus ilmenensis, Leuciscus lucidus var. ilmenensis
Other names and names in other languages (96)
- AlverEnglish
- BleakEnglish
- BleakEnglish
- BleakEnglish
- BleakEnglish
- European bleakEnglish
- Күк балыҡBashkir
- ВерхаводкаBelarusian
- БлескачBulgarian
- BologBreton
- AlburnCatalan
- Ouklej obecnáCzech
- ÙklejaKashubian
- gorwyniadWelsh
- GorwyniaidWelsh
- løjeDanish
- Almindelig løjeDanish
- LaubeGerman
- LaugeleGerman
- SonnenfischGerman
- UkeleiGerman
- ZwiebelfischGerman
- Ευρωπαϊκό σίρκοGreek
- alburnoSpanish
- Alburno ComúnSpanish
- ViidikasEstonian
- مرواریدماهیPersian
- salakkaFinnish
- abletteFrench
- WeverWestern Frisian
- UklijaCroatian
- Obična uklijaCroatian
- Szélhajtó küszHungarian
- AbletoIdo
- ブリークJapanese
- თაღლითაGeorgian
- 블릭Korean
- paprastoji aukšlėLithuanian
- VīķeLatvian
- ПлашицаMacedonian
- laueNorwegian Bokmål
- løveNorwegian Bokmål
- pritNorwegian Bokmål
- alverDutch
- laueNorwegian Nynorsk
- løyeNorwegian Nynorsk
- OpièlePicard
- uklejaPolish
- Ukleja pospolitaPolish
- FërsaPiedmontese
- talibanPortuguese
- AbletePortuguese
- AlburnetePortuguese
- OblețRomanian
- ObleteRomanian
- себелRussian
- баклейкаRussian
- баклешкаRussian
- баклеяRussian
- башклейкаRussian
- дергунецRussian
- калинкаRussian
- расклейкаRussian
- салагаRussian
- себельRussian
- сельдявкаRussian
- селяваRussian
- сентяRussian
- сентявкаRussian
- сентягаRussian
- сигушкаRussian
- сиклаRussian
- синтяRussian
- синтяпаRussian
- синявкаRussian
- табачницаRussian
- уклейкаRussian
- уклеяRussian
- шаклейкаRussian
- шаклеяRussian
- шклеяRussian
- Верховодка обыкновеннаяRussian
- Обыкновенная уклейкаRussian
- belička obyčajnáSlovak
- zelenikaSlovenian
- кедерSerbian
- KederSerbian
- ZelenakSerbian
- löjaSwedish
- ҖилембалыкTatar
- inci baligiTurkish
- inci balığıTurkish
- ВувылчабакUdmurt
- УклейкаUkrainian
- Верховодка звичайнаUkrainian
- 歐白魚Chinese
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Relatives of the common bleak
Other species in the same genus Alburnus.
Shemaya
Alburnus chalcoides
Tarek
Alburnus tarichi
Vulturino
Alburnus albidus
Beyşehir bleak
Alburnus akili
Alborella
Alburnus arborella
Prespa bleak
Alburnus belvica
CompareCommon bleak vs ShemayaCommon bleak vs TarekCommon bleak vs VulturinoCommon bleak vs Beyşehir bleak
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the common bleak?
The common bleak is a bony fish. It belongs to the family Cyprinidae and the subfamily Alburninae.
What is the scientific name of the common bleak?
The scientific name of the common bleak is Alburnus alburnus, placed in the genus Alburnus.
Is the common bleak endangered?
No. The IUCN Red List global assessment lists the common bleak as Least Concern (LC), which is not a threatened category.
Who named the common bleak?
The scientific name authority for the common bleak is (Linnaeus, 1758).
What other names does the common bleak have?
The common bleak is also called Bleak, Alver and European bleak.
Which order does the common bleak belong to?
The common bleak belongs to the order Cypriniformes, in the class Teleostei.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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