Species FAO code: VIV

Vimba vimba

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Weißfisch de Zährte	–
Bulgaria	bg Морунаш	–
Estonia	et Vimb	–
Finland	fi vimpa sv vimma	–
Germany	de Zährte de Weißfisch	–
Hungary	hu szilvaorrú keszeg hu keszeg	–
Latvia	lv Vimba	–
Lithuania	lt paprastasis žiobris	–
Netherlands	nl Blauwneus	–
Romania	ro Morunas [Vimba vimba carinata synonym for Vimba vimba]	–
Slovenia	sl ogrica	–
Spain	es Vimba	Galicia: Falsa carpa do báltico
Sweden	sv Vimma [Abramis vimba synonym for Vimba vimba]	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Vimba vimba

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

VIV

Morphological description

Diagnosed from its congeners in Europe by the following characters: anal fin with 16-21½ branched rays; back keeled behind dorsal base; in spawning season, males blackish brown with orange cheek and sometimes belly (Ref. 59043). Caudal fin with 19 soft rays. Scalar formula: 49-64, 6-10 (Ref. 40476).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderCypriniformes
  - FamilyCyprinidae
    - GenusVimba
      - SpeciesVimba vimba

Synonyms

Leuciscus parvulus Valenciennes, 1844
Vimba vimba vimba borysthenica Velikokhatko, 1940
Abramis nordmannii Dybowski, 1862
Vimba vimba tenella karasuensis Tseeb & Delyanure, 1938
Vimba vimba tenella aphnitis Battalgil, 1941
Vimba vimba tenella istanbulensis Battalgil, 1941
Abramis vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Abramis frivaldszkyi Heckel, 1843
Cyprinus vimba Linnaeus, 1758
Vimba vimba persa (Pallas, 1814)
Vimba vimba tenella sapancae Battalgil, 1941
Abramis parsa pontica Yashchenko, 1895
Cyprinus serta Shaw, 1804
Vimba vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyprinus persa Pallas, 1814
Cyprinus carinatus Pallas, 1814
Vimba vimba tenella abulyontis Battalgil, 1941
Cyprinus vimpa Strøm, 1784
Vimba vimba tenella (Nordmann, 1840)
Vimba vimba bergi Velikokhatko, 1940
Abramis tenellus Nordmann, 1840
Cyprinus zerta Leske, 1774
Vimba vimba carinata (Pallas, 1814)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Vimba vimba

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters