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Tarek

Alburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tarek (Alburnus tarichi) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the tarek

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 tarek live?

Not recorded

Is the tarek 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 tarek classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusAlburnus
  7. SpeciesAlburnus tarichi (Güldenstädt, 1814)

Synonyms Chalcalburnus tarichi, Cyprinus tarichi, Leuciscus vanensis

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Karasu Sha kuliEnglish
  • Pearl mulletEnglish
  • Van shah kuliEnglish
  • ouklej tureckáCzech
  • տառեխ taṙexArmenian
  • darex darachKurdish
  • ТарехRussian
  • Van BaligiTurkish
  • İnci KefaliTurkish
  • Inci Kefali BaligiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tarek

Other species in the same genus Alburnus.

Shemaya

Alburnus chalcoides

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Vulturino

Alburnus albidus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Alborella

Alburnus arborella

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTarek vs Common bleakTarek vs ShemayaTarek vs VulturinoTarek vs Beyşehir bleak

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tarek?

The tarek (Alburnus tarichi) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tarek (Alburnus tarichi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tarek

MLA

“Tarek (Alburnus tarichi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tarek.

BibTeX
@misc{tarek_2026,
  title = {Tarek (Alburnus tarichi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tarek},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}