Cactus roach
Cactus roach | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Rutilus |
Species: | R. virgo
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Binomial name | |
Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852)
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The cactus roach (Rutilus virgo) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to the basin of the Danube River upstream of the Iron Gate, very numerous in the Sava basin. It is also recorded in Ukrainian Zakarpattian region. This freshwater fish is up to 55 cm long.
External links[]
- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rutilus virgo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135722A4193052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135722A4193052.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Rutilus virgo" in FishBase. September 2012 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Rutilus
- Fish described in 1852
- Freshwater fish of Europe
- Leuciscinae stubs