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Malamída

Vimba melanops (Heckel, 1837)

Status not recordedbony fish

The malamída (Vimba melanops) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the malamída

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malamída live?

Not recorded

Is the malamída endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the malamída classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusVimba
  7. SpeciesVimba melanops (Heckel, 1837)

Synonyms Abramis elongatus asianus, Abramis elongatus var. asianus, Abramis melanops

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Dark vimbaEnglish
  • Macedonian vimbaEnglish
  • MalamÌdaEnglish
  • podoustev makedonskáCzech
  • Makedonsk vimmeDanish
  • ΜαλαμίδαGreek
  • balkaninvimpaFinnish
  • ПопадикаMacedonian
  • Certa bałkańskaPolish
  • македонский рыбецRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the malamída

Other species in the same genus Vimba.

Zarte

Vimba vimba

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMalamída vs ZarteMalamída vs Vimba elongataMalamída vs Menderes vimba

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the malamída?

The malamída (Vimba melanops) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malamída (Vimba melanops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malamida

MLA

“Malamída (Vimba melanops).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malamida.

BibTeX
@misc{malamida_2026,
  title = {Malamída (Vimba melanops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malamida},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}