Thessaly bleak (Alburnus thessalicus)

General data
- Main name: Thessaly bleak
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Europe
- Distribution: Vardar (Axios), Pineios (Thessaly), Haliacmon, Gallikos
Classification
- Genus: Alburnus - Bleaks
- Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Endemic to Thessalian Pinios (including Karla Lake), Aliakmon, Axios, Gallikos and Loudias rivers and Vegoritis Lake basin. It is a gregarious pelagic species, living and foraging close to the water surface. It is widespread and commonly found in larger rivers, lakes and some reservoirs.