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Zobel

Ballerus sapa (Pallas, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The zobel (Ballerus sapa) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the zobel

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 zobel live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the zobel as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Franceinvasive
  2. Poland
  3. Russia
  4. Turkmenistan

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 zobel 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 zobel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBallerus
  7. SpeciesBallerus sapa (Pallas, 1814)

Synonyms Abramis balleropsis, Abramis sapa, Abramis sapa aralensis, Abramis sapa bergi, Abramis schreibersii, Cyprinus brama minor, Cyprinus cleveza, Cyprinus kleweza, Cyprinus sapa

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • White-eye breamEnglish
  • БелавочкаBelarusian
  • Немски косатBulgarian
  • Cejn perleťovýCzech
  • DonaubrasenDanish
  • ScheibpleinzenGerman
  • Brème du DanubeFrench
  • Crnooka deverikaCroatian
  • BagolykeszegHungarian
  • ШегірбалықKazakh
  • Baltasis karšisLithuanian
  • DonaubrasemDutch
  • SapaPolish
  • BotogRomanian
  • СопаRussian
  • Pleskáč tuponosýSlovak
  • Црноока деверикаSerbian
  • КлепецьUkrainian
  • Brème de DanubeFrench
  • Cosac cu bot turtitRomanian
  • БелоглазкаRussian
  • БілоочкаUkrainian
  • Клепець європейськийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zobel

Other species in the same genus Ballerus.

Blue bream

Ballerus ballerus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the zobel an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the zobel as invasive in 1 country: France. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the zobel?

The zobel (Ballerus sapa) 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). Zobel (Ballerus sapa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zobel

MLA

“Zobel (Ballerus sapa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zobel.

BibTeX
@misc{zobel_2026,
  title = {Zobel (Ballerus sapa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zobel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}