Tenca

Also known as Tinca tinca

The tench or doctor fish (Tinca tinca) is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including Britain and Ireland east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal. It normally inhabits slow-moving freshwater habitats, particularly lakes and lowland rivers.

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The tench (*Tinca tinca*) is a species of fish belonging to the family Tincidae and the order Cypriniformes. It is classified within the class Teleostei and the phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and has an accepted taxonomic status. Its parent taxon is *Tinca*.

The tench inhabits both brackish and freshwater environments. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024. The organism is also referred to by the common names lín obecný, zeelt, and tanche.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Tenca is referenced by 341 other articles, and connects out to Asia, England and Animalia.

It sits within the topics Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Cyprinid fish of Asia and Cyprinid fish of Europe.

Its subject is documented across 76 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

tench

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyTincidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Chile Central

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Tinca
Image: Tinca tinca Natural History Museum University of Pisa.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Tinca tinca
taxon name: Tinca tinca
Commons gallery: Tinca tinca
taxon common name: tenca
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101443509-n
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
short name: T. tinca

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Article · Português

A tenca (nome científico: Tinca tinca) é um peixe de água doce da ordem Cypriniformes e da família Cyprinidae (ciprinídeos). É a única espécie do género Tinca. Embora excecionalmente possa chegar a viver 20 anos e pesar 3,5 e 4 kg, o tamanho médio da tenca é de 25 a 30 cm. O corpo é alargado e o pedúnculo caudal curto e alto. A coloração varia do esverdeado a pardo, dependendo do meio onde viva. A textura do tegumento é mais mucosa do que escamosa.

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