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Rutilus rutilus

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Rutilus rutilus

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Also known as Roach, common roach

species of fish

OverviewAI-generated

Rutilus rutilus, commonly known as the roach, is a species of fish within the family Cyprinidae and order Cypriniformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Other common names for this organism include plotice obecná, blankvoorn, and gardon.

The roach inhabits both freshwater and brackish environments. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024. The species has been documented in various regions, including Belgium, France, and Switzerland. Scientific records indicate a total of 1,460,570 occurrences, with specific collections held by institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

roach

Rutilus rutilus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded1,460,570

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,034
With media
68
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
Belgium, France, Switzerland

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Encyclopedic overview

The roach, or rutilus roach (Rutilus rutilus), also known as the common roach, is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinidae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. Fish called roach can be any species of the genera Rutilus, Leucos and Hesperoleucus, depending on locality. The plural of the term is also roach.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rutilus rutilus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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