Zingel zingel

Zingel zingel, the zingel, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Percidae. It is found in fast-flowing streams in southeastern Europe. It is the type species of the genus Zingel.

Zingel zingel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Zingel
Species:
Z. zingel
Binomial name
Zingel zingel
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms[2]

Description

Zinger zingel has two separate dorsal fins with 13–15 spines in the first and 18–20 soft rays in the second.[3] No scales occur on the cheeks. [2] They grow to 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in) in length with a maximum length of 48 cm (19 in).[3]

Distribution

Zingel zingel is endemic to the drainage basins of the Danube and Dniestr in south-eastern Europe. They have been recorded from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.[1]

Habitat and biology

Zingel zingel adults are found in fast-flowing waters in the main course of large rivers. They spawn over sandy bottoms during March and April. Each female mates with several males in dense spawning aggregations. Each female lays about 5,000[3] adhesive eggs that attach to gravel.[2] Their prey is made up of aquatic insects, crustaceans, fish eggs, and smaller fish.[4] They normally occur at lower altitudes than the streber (Z. streber).[3]

Taxonomy

Zingel zingel was first formally described as Perca zingel in 1766 by Linnaeus with the type locality given as the River Danube in Germany.[5] When Hippolyte Cloquet (1787–1840) created the genus Zingel he made this species the type species by absolute tautonymy.[6]

References
  1. Freyhof, J. (2011). "Zingel zingel". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T23209A9428565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T23209A9428565.en. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Zingel zingel" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Peter S. Maitland (2000). Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe. Hamlyn. p. 230. ISBN 0600596907.
  4. Doru Bănăduc; Cristina Ioana Cismaș; Angela Bănăduc (2014). "Zingel zingel (Linnaeus, 1766) On Site Management Decisions Support System – Study Case". Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research. 162 (16.2): 139–150. doi:10.1515/trser-2015-0023.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Perca zingel". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Zingel". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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