Rutilus ohridanus
Rutilus ohridanus is a type of roach, a small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to two large lakes in the Balkans: Lake Ohrid in Albania and North Macedonia, and Lake Skadar in Albania and Montenegro. It is no larger than 13 cm in length. This is an abundant fish, not under threat.[1]
| Rutilus ohridanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. ohridanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rutilus ohridanus (S. L. Karaman, 1924)[2] | |
References
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Rutilus ohridanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rutilus ohridanus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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