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Zarte

Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The zarte (Vimba vimba) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the zarte

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 zarte live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the zarte as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. France
  3. Russia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the zarte 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 zarte classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusVimba
  7. SpeciesVimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Abramis frivaldszkyi, Abramis nordmannii, Abramis parsa, Abramis parsa pontica, Abramis persa, Abramis persa pontica, Abramis tenellus, Abramis vimba, Alburnus nordmannii, Cyprinus carinatus, Cyprinus persa, Cyprinus serta, Cyprinus vimba, Cyprinus vimpa, Cyprinus zerta, Leuciscus parvulus, Varicorhinus imba persa, Vimba persa, Vimba tenella, Vimba vimba bergi, Vimba vimba carinata, Vimba vimba natio abulyontis, Vimba vimba natio aphnitis, Vimba vimba natio borysthenica, Vimba vimba natio karasuensis, Vimba vimba persa, Vimba vimba tenella, Vimba vimba vimba

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Bavarian vimbaEnglish
  • Common vimbaEnglish
  • European vimbaEnglish
  • Vimba breamEnglish
  • ZantheEnglish
  • МорунашBulgarian
  • podoustev říčníCzech
  • BrzónaKashubian
  • ZährteGerman
  • Brema VimvaSpanish
  • VimbEstonian
  • vimpaFinnish
  • VimbeFrench
  • szilvaorrú keszegHungarian
  • žiobrisLithuanian
  • vimmeNorwegian Bokmål
  • blauwneusDutch
  • certaPolish
  • Vimba vimbaPortuguese
  • RâbetRomanian
  • рыбецRussian
  • nosáľ sťahovavýSlovak
  • ogricaSlovenian
  • НосараSerbian
  • vimmaSwedish
  • egrezTurkish
  • Рибець звичайнийUkrainian
  • 文鯿Chinese
  • RußnaseGerman
  • Brème de la Mer noireFrench
  • lostieRomanian
  • scobarRomanian
  • SuducRomanian
  • vimbaRomanian
  • сыртьRussian
  • Рыбец обыкновенныйRussian
  • EğrezTurkish
  • Eğrez balığıTurkish
  • kavinme baligiTurkish
  • kavinne balığıTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zarte

Other species in the same genus Vimba.

Malamída

Vimba melanops

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the zarte an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the zarte as introduced in 3 countries: Belgium, France and Russia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the zarte?

The zarte (Vimba vimba) 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). Zarte (Vimba vimba). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zarte

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{zarte_2026,
  title = {Zarte (Vimba vimba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zarte},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}