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Rutilus ohridanus | |
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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 length. This is an abundant fish, not under threat.
References
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Rutilus ohridanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rutilus ohridanus". FishBase.
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