The Georgian shemaya (Alburnus derjugini) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Alburnus. It is found in eastern Black Sea tributaries, from south of the Caucasus in Russia and Georgia, south to the Çoruh River in eastern Anatolia, Turkey and west to the Sakarya River.
| Georgian shemaya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Alburnus |
| Species: | A. derjugini
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| Binomial name | |
| Alburnus derjugini Berg, 1923
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| Synonyms | |
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Alburnus chalcoides var. derjugini Berg, 1923 | |
The species name commemorates the collector Konstantin Deryugin.
References edit
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Alburnus derjugini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T19018463A19222773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19018463A19222773.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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