biostudies-literatureBogutskaya NGAustrian Science Fund FWF101-115https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6694068biostudies-literatureUnknown870The first voucher-confirmed record of <i>Alburnus scoranza</i> and the first morphological description of <i>Alburnoides</i> for the Vjosa River system in Albania are reported with a brief discussion of the diagnostic morphological traits and taxonomic assignment of both species.ZooKeysNew data on the western Balkan leuciscids <i>Alburnoides</i> and <i>Alburnus</i> (Teleostei, Leuciscidae) from the Vjosa River, Albania.PMC6694068M 2183Bogutskaya NGAhnelt HfalseNew data on the western Balkan leuciscids <i>Alburnoides</i> and <i>Alburnus</i> (Teleostei, Leuciscidae) from the Vjosa River, Albania.The first voucher-confirmed record of <i>Alburnus scoranza</i> and the first morphological description of <i>Alburnoides</i> for the Vjosa River system in Albania are reported with a brief discussion of the diagnostic morphological traits and taxonomic assignment of both species.2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192025-05-18T11:44:19.828Z2025-05-18T11:44:19.828ZS-EPMC66940683142308010.3897/zookeys.870.36235