Vimba bream (Vimba vimba)

Scientific name: Vimba vimba Linnaeus, 1758

Vimba bream (Vimba vimba)

The Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10–20°C (50–68°F).

Vimba bream care at a glance

Temperature
10–20°C (50–68°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 22. Diagnosed from its congeners in Europe by the following characters: anal fin with 16-21? branched rays; back keeled behind dorsal base; in spawning season, males blackish brown with orange cheek and sometimes belly. Caudal fin with 19 soft rays. Scalar formula: 49-64, 6-10.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Vimba vimba
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eurasia: Caspian, Black, Marmara and Baltic Sea basins (Sweden and Finland north to 63?N), North Sea basin from Elbe to Ems drainages. In Annatolia: in Marmara basin, south to Great Menderes and Lake Egridir and east to Kizilirmak drainage. Absent between Kizilirmak and ?oruh drainages. Extirpated in Crimea. Introduced in Rhine.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22; tm=3)

Sources

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

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