Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Rutilus

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9 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 45 cm SL
 
Rutilus caspicus
[Caspian roach]

Photo by Afzali, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Rutilus frisii (Nordmann, 1840)

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Rutilus frisii
[Kutum]
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Max. Length 43 cm SL
 
Rutilus heckelii
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 58 cm FL
Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901)

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Rutilus kutum
[]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Europe
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Rutilus meidingeri (Heckel, 1851)

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Rutilus meidingeri
[]

Photo by Hantke, H.

Europe
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Rutilus pigus (Lacepède, 1803)

Photo by Photo by Hantke, H.
 
Rutilus pigus
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Europe
Max. Length 50.2 cm TL
Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Rutilus rutilus
[Roach]
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Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Rutilus stoumboudae
[]

Photo by Harka, A.

Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852)

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Rutilus virgo
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rutilus caspicus Caspian roach Eurasia 45 SL 1870
Rutilus frisii Kutum Eurasia 70 TL 1840
Rutilus heckelii Europe and Asia 43 SL 1840
Rutilus kutum Europe and Asia 58 FL 1901
Rutilus meidingeri Europe 70 TL 1851
Rutilus pigus Europe 45 SL 1803
Rutilus rutilus Roach Europe 50.2 TL 1758
Rutilus stoumboudae Europe 15.6 SL 2014
Rutilus virgo Europe 40 SL 1852



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