Alburnus alburnus Family : Cyprinidae The Alburnus alburnus is a freshwater coarse fish. Great schools swim in the surface of North Italy lakes. Feeds mainly on plankton, crustaceans and insects. The sparkling scales are used in manifacturing the artificial pearls © Giuseppe Mazza → For general information about fishes please click here. → To appreciate the biodiversity within the Osteichthyes, the BONY FISH, and find other species, please click here. Alburnus alburnus was last modified: September 25th, 2018 by Giuseppe Mazza