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Russian Spirlin

Alburnoides rossicus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 12, February 9, March 13, April 21, May 30, June 33, July 35, August 30, September 22, October 17, November 9, December 7.
United States239
Alaska239
Russia60
Ukraine16
Bryansk Oblast14
Kursk Oblast10
Poltava Oblast8
Yaroslavl Oblast8
Kyiv Oblast7
Bashkortostan5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusSpirlins · Alburnoides

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Russian Spirlin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.