What is Vimba?
Vimba is a kind of fish from Europe. It is one of the members of the cyprinidae family, which also includes carp, spines and intestines. Vimba is commonly found in waters exhausting to the black, Caspian and Baltic Sea.
The average weight of Vimba is between £ 2-6.5 (1-3 kilograms). The maximum length of this cyprinide has a length of approximately 20 inches (50 cm). The colors on the back of the fish range from reddish-brown to gray-blue tone. Sides take a silver tone and the abdomen is yellowish.
The interesting feature of Vimby and other fish in this family is that they have neither teeth nor stomachs. The fish uses pharynic teeth located in the back of the neck to break food. The main source of food for this species are crustaceans, snails and water insects. It can also feed on snails or vegetation from the bottom of the river.
Vimba has a very well developed feeling of hearing. This kind of fish, like all Cyprinides, has a Weberian apparatus. This anatomical feature is a set of small bones that connect the inner ear to the swimmingthe bladder.
Swimming bladder is a function that is only in fish with rays. It consists of two bags located in the dorsal area. VACs are full of gas and help fish climb and descent to different depths in the water.
This fish is usually found in the salt water of the mouth that feeds the European Greeks. It migrates into fresh water to emerge in the spring. The exact time varies depending on the region. Most men are between two and six years, while friction of women is generally aged three and seven. The maximum expected Vimba life is approximately 15 years.
eggs are laid in shallow water on the bottom of the river and can be placed on sand, gravel or roots of underwater plants. The rubbing of friction has been completed, the Vimba moves back to the brackish water until the following spring.
Vimba is valued as a source of food between consumers in Europe and Asia. Commercial fishermen will catch this kind in ÚSThe river tributary at the end of winter and early spring. In Lithuania, an annual non -Nonunas festival takes place in May to celebrate the annual friction season for this species.