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Vulturino

Alburnus albidus (Costa, 1838)

Status not recordedbony fish

The vulturino (Alburnus albidus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the vulturino

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 vulturino live?

Not recorded

Is the vulturino 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 vulturino classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusAlburnus
  7. SpeciesAlburnus albidus (Costa, 1838)

Synonyms Alburnus albidus alborella, Alburnus alburnus albidus, Leuciscus albidus, Leuciscus cordilla, Leuciscus vulturius

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Italian bleakEnglish
  • Southern Italian bleakEnglish
  • White bleakEnglish
  • ouklej stříbřitáCzech
  • Italiensk løjeDanish
  • AlborellaGerman
  • Itaalia viidikasEstonian
  • ItaliansalakkaFinnish
  • Alborella MeridionaleItalian
  • Ukleja białaPolish
  • 光歐白魚Chinese
  • Mittelmeer-UkeleiGerman
  • Alborella appenninicaItalian
  • Ukleja włoskaPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the vulturino

Other species in the same genus Alburnus.

Shemaya

Alburnus chalcoides

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Tarek

Alburnus tarichi

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Alborella

Alburnus arborella

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareVulturino vs Common bleakVulturino vs ShemayaVulturino vs TarekVulturino vs Beyşehir bleak

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the vulturino?

The vulturino (Alburnus albidus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Vulturino (Alburnus albidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/vulturino

MLA

“Vulturino (Alburnus albidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/vulturino.

BibTeX
@misc{vulturino_2026,
  title = {Vulturino (Alburnus albidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/vulturino},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}