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Family Carp Cyprinidae
Size
7 " ( 18 cm)
Description
Has one dorsal fin. Downward sloping mouth with large eye. A fish with a slender profile, Silvery sides with greenish dorsal area. Shoals swim near the water surfaces
Habitat
Bleak live in slow flowing lowland rivers and some England and parts of Wales lakes preyed upon by Kingfisher and Grebe
Reproduction
Bleak spawn from April - June depending on water temperature near banks where a large ammount of splashing may be heard
