Common bleak: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common bleak lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alburnus alburnus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Cyprinidae

Where does the common bleak live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common bleak in 15 countries and territories across Europe. In Spain, Portugal, Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common bleak endangered?

The common bleak’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common bleak?

The common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Alburnus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common bleak

The bleak or common bleak (Alburnus alburnus) is a small freshwater coarse fish of the family Leuciscidae, which includes the minnows, daces and bleaks. The common bleak is found in Europe and Western Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common bleak (revision 1355294890), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q200473 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).