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Rutilus ohridanus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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)

Rutilus ohridanus is a type of roach, a small freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to two large lakes in the Balkans: Lake Ohrid in Albania and 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.

References

  1. *Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rutilus ohridanus". FishBase.
  2. Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Rutilus ohridanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007
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