It is one of the common names of a cypress fish (from the carp family) of continental freshwater. Its scientific name is Alburnus alburnus and belongs to the family Cyprinidae . It is found much at the mouths of the rivers. In Botany or Forest Sciences, it is the new or soft part of a trunk. It is the whitest part (that means the latin term) and the outermost. It is also called albura. They are the outer and youngest rings of the trunk of a tree. By it are carried the nutrients and sap to the daughters. The central or oldest part of the trunk is called duramen, it is the hardest wood.
