Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Genus Ballerus Higher classification Ballerus Found in Lake Tarpon | |
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Similar White‑eye bream, Blicca bjoerkna, Pelecus cultratus, Vimba vimba, Abramis |
Ballerus ballerus, also known as the zope or the blue bream, is a fish native to Eurasia. Ballerus ballerus feeds mostly on larger zooplankton. It can reach sizes of up to about 45 cm and a weight of around 0.8 kg.

In Sweden it is seen in Vänern, Hjälmaren, Mälaren and adjoining waters, plus Helgeån waterbody.
The Python-based application server Zope is named after the species.




References
Ballerus ballerus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA