Vimba

Vimba
Vimba vimba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Vimba
Fitzinger, 1873
Type species
Cyprinus vimba
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Leucabramis Smitt, 1895

Vimba is a genus of cyprinids in the subfamily Leuciscinae. They are found in Europe and Asia and are simply called vimbas. Vimbas live in estuaries, muddy streams, rivers, ponds, and subalpine lakes.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leuciscinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Description of the biology of Caspian vimba, Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758), in Gorgan Bay-Miankaleh Wildlife Refuge (southeast Caspian Sea), Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology".