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Rutilus rutilus is a common freshwater fish found in Europe, belonging to the carp family. It is important to local ecosystems and fishing communities, serving as both a natural food source for larger predators and a species caught for human consumption.
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Species
Least Concernroach
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
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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.
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