Kinneret bleak (Acanthobrama terraesanctae)

Scientific name: Acanthobrama terraesanctae Steinitz, 1952

The Kinneret bleak (Acanthobrama terraesanctae) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, endemic to Lake Tiberias [=Lake Kinneret] in Israel.

Biology

Lives near the surface in large schools, with occasional forays to deeper waters. Spawns in November to March. Females attach eggs separately on rocks. Diet limited to zooplankton, essentially copepods and cladocerans.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthobrama terraesanctae
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
14.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: endemic to Lake Tiberias [=Lake Kinneret] in Israel.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14-0.28; tmax=25)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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