Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Actinopterygii > Order: Cypriniformes > Family: Cyprinidae > Genus: Alburnus > Species: Alburnus chalcoides

Caspian shemaya - Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	6 are designated for this species

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Endangered

Europe

Endangered

Not Applicable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
SI3000175	Slovenia	Kolpa	Map
SI3000263	Slovenia	Kočevsko	Map
AT2119000	Austria	Gut Walterskirchen	Map
AT2130000	Austria	Lendspitz-Maiernigg	Map
AT3117000	Austria	Mond- und Attersee	Map
AT2125000	Austria	Reifnitzbach	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Chalcalburnus chalcoides)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (Chalcalburnus chalcoides)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Chalcalburnus chalcoides)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Ablette de lacs	French	Fishbase
Ablette du Danube	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Alburno del Danubio	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Alburno del Danubio	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Allas küsz	Hungarian	Fishbase
Caspian shemaya	English	Fishbase
Danube Bleak	English	Fishbase
Donauløje	Danish	Fishbase
Kislarischer Hering	German	Fishbase
Mairenke	German	Fishbase
Oblet-mare	Romanian	Fishbase
Pegunca	Slovenian	Fishbase
Purrize	Albanian	Fishbase
Schemaja	German	Fishbase
Schiedling	German	Fishbase
Seelaube	German	Fishbase
Shemaja	Russian	Fishbase
Shemaya	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Szemaja	Polish	Fishbase
Szemaja aralska	Polish	Fishbase
Szemaja batumska	Polish	Fishbase
Szemaja czarnomorska	Polish	Fishbase
Tatlisu kolyoz baligi	Turkish	Fishbase
Tonavansalakka	Finnish	Fishbase
Ucley	Bulgarian	Fishbase
Velka pliska	Serbian	Fishbase

Synonym	Author
Chalcalburnus chalcoides	(Güldenstädt, 1772)
Alburnus mentoides	Kessler, 1859
Chalcalburnus chalcoides mento	(Agassiz, 1832)

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
FishBase	FishBase
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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