Cactus roach
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. virgo |
| Binomial name | |
| Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852) | |
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External links
- Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rutilus virgo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135722A4193052.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rutilus virgo" in FishBase. September 2012 version.
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