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Rutilus prespensis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rutilus
Species: R. prespensis
Binomial name
Rutilus prespensis
(S. L. Karaman, 1924)

Rutilus prespensis is a roach, a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. This fish is described as an independent species from a single lake in the Balkans, Lake Prespa, which extends to Albania, Greece, and Macedonia. It occurs near shores and in shallow, swampy areas of the lake, and grows up to 17 cm length.

References

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


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