KOTKA MARETARIUM
Baltic vimba Vimba vimba
Vimba bream swims in schools along Finland’s coasts, with the exception of the northern most part of the Gulf of Bothnia. Fully grown it is about 30 centimetres long and is a valued prey fish. Vimba bream is currently mentioned on Finland’s endangered species list, as a species to watch. Vimba bream, is a migratory fish by nature, spawning in the gravel bottoms of streams. However, the damming and pollution of rivers has greatly affected it. Physically it is similar to bream, however its body is flatter and it has a snout-like protruding upper jaw. Its mouth, which is located under its head, is well suited for collecting gastropods, worms and insect larvae from bottoms.
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